A heat wave has engulfed Algeria in recent days, with the country’s meteorological office reporting a record temperature of 48.7 Celsius (119.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital Algiers on Sunday.

Algeria is Africa’s largest country but it only has 4.1 million hectares (10.1 million acres) of forest. Each year the north of the country is affected by forest fires, a problem that has ...

Fires have been sweeping North Africa on the border between Tunisia and Algeria At least 34 people have been killed and thousands evacuated after wildfires broke out across Algeria, the country's ...

Algeria is pushing ahead with a landmark project to have its first minerals map which is expected to trigger several new mining projects, an official has said. The map, which covers most of the North ...