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AfDB loans Mauritius some $700 mln to support budget
ALGIERS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday it had approved a budget support loan worth a total of just over $700 million to Mauritius. Full Article
Libya offers rare opening to human rights group
ALGIERS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Campaign group Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday it had for the first time been given permission to launch a report on Libya's rights record from inside the country, a step it said showed a new openness. Full Article
Somalia policy needs time to work -U.S. military
ALGIERS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The United States will persevere with its policy of supporting Somalia's fragile government because restoring security there will take time, the top U.S. military commander for Africa said on Wednesday.The U.S. military has ... Full Article
Algeria says to open solar panel factory
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Algeria is to build a plant to manufacture solar panels as part of a plan to draw 5 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2015, state media reported. Full Article
Two ex-Guantanamo detainees by Algeria court
ALGIERS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported. The two men alleged ... Full Article
Algeria court acquits two ex-Guantanamo detainees
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported. Full Article
Soccer win marks end to "black years" for Algerians
* Algeria torn by civil conflict since its last World Cup Full Article
Soccer win marks end to "black years" for Algerians
* Algeria torn by civil conflict since its last World Cup * Victory symbolises return to relative peace * Euphoria may give government relief from social unrest By Christian Lowe ALGIERS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Algerians' outpouring of joy at qualifying ... Full Article
Offices of Orascom Telecom unit in Algeria attacked
ALGIERS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A crowd of Algerian football supporters attacked the headquarters of the Algerian subsidiary of Egypt's Orascom Telecom <ORTE.CA> <ORTEq.L>, smashing windows and destroying office equipment, the company said on ... Full Article
Algeria footballers hurt ahead of Egypt game
ALGIERS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Three players from Algeria's national football team were hurt on Thursday when stones were thrown at their bus as they arrived in Cairo for Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Egypt, Algeria's sports minister said. Full Article
