Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan | Religion News

Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan | Religion News

It’s also Africa’s largest, but critics view the mosque as a vanity project for a former president who named it after himself. Algeria has inaugurated the world’s third-largest and Africa’s largest mosque, which had been delayed for years amid political shifts, ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Algerian…

‘Jump without thinking’: The parkour runners reclaiming Algiers | Arts and Culture

‘Jump without thinking’: The parkour runners reclaiming Algiers | Arts and Culture

Bab Ezzouar, Algiers – There are two steps to preparing to jump from the roof of one building to another. Step one: Measure the distance and practice landing on solid ground. Step two: Rehearse running up to the edge. Bilal Ahmedali is training with two friends and fellow parkour athletes…

Top 10 players to watch at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast | Football News

Top 10 players to watch at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast | Football News

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Ivory Coast when the hosts face Guinea-Bissau on January 13 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. Senegal are the defending champions as they beat Egypt on penalties at the last edition in Cameroon. Here’s a look at our top 10…

Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News

Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News

Since February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and interrogated at least 35 times. In his hometown of Annaba in eastern Algeria, he has been under constant pressure from authorities due to what his allies say are his consistent…