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Algeria Gate: The Algerian film Roqia, directed by Yanis Koussim, has been selected to represent Algeria in the race for the 99th Academy Awards, in the Best International Feature Film category.

This first feature film by the director blends drama, fantasy, and horror, against a backdrop of memory and traumas linked to the 1990s in Algeria.

Already screened at several international festivals, notably in Venice, Roqia thus continues its journey abroad. Its selection constitutes Algeria’s official entry, ahead of the next stages that will determine the films ultimately nominated for the Oscars.

Algeria Gate: Algeria is considering exporting LNG to Asia (notably Bangladesh), a historic shift away from its traditional reliance on the European market. Experts see this as a welcome diversification strategy.

Bangladesh, a major Asian importer, is seeking alternative sources after being hard hit by the drop in Qatari deliveries (more than 60% of its supplies), in the context of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. This crisis is pushing Asian countries to diversify their sources away from the Gulf, creating an opportunity for Algeria and other Mediterranean countries, which are perceived as more stable.

Algeria’s strengths

• Significant reserves and liquefaction capacity of 25.5 million tonnes per year.
• Geographic position distant from maritime tensions.

Major constraints

• Current exports historically low (under 10 million tonnes per year).
• Aging fields and liquefaction plants operating at less than 50% of capacity.
• Growing domestic consumption absorbing half of production.
• No surplus production capacity at present.

The success of this Asian pivot depends entirely on Algeria’s ability to accelerate investments, develop fields, and rehabilitate infrastructure in order to close the gap between its reserves and actual production.

Algeria strengthens its partnerships to finance major infrastructure projects

Algeria Gate: Algeria has launched the countdown to complete the largest logistics project linking the north of the country to the south. The railway line project connecting Tamanrasset to the north of the country has entered its decisive phase through intensive efforts on two fronts: finalizing the last on-site preparations and diversifying the financing mechanisms for this massive project.

In this regard the Minister of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, Abdelkader Djellaoui, chaired a high-level coordination meeting dedicated to finalizing the arrangements and giving the necessary impetus to this vital project.

The meeting reviewed the technical plans and the readiness of the construction sites for the major sections that pass through the provinces of Laghouat, Ghardaia, El Meniaa, and In Salah, reaching Tamanrasset. These include, foremost, the Laghouat–Ghardaia–El Meniaa axis extending over a distance of 495 km, as well as the El Meniaa–Kilometer Point 216 and Tamanrasset–Moulay Lahcen sections covering 213 km.

The meeting saw the mobilization of a strong national and international network of engineering firms and construction companies, led by the Cosider Group, the National Agency for Studies and Monitoring of Railway Investment Projects (ANESRIF), and a Chinese partner that underscores the strategic dimensions of the project.

This momentum did not stop at the field level but extended in parallel to the economic diplomacy front, where the sector minister received a high-level delegation representing both the Islamic Development Bank and the African Development Bank.

This meeting, held in the presence of a representative from the Ministry of Finance and ANESRIF officials, constituted a strategic stop to discuss partnership prospects and the financing of major infrastructure projects, topped by this Trans-Saharan railway line.

The minister stressed the need to accelerate the completion of the remaining procedures and to mobilize all material and human resources in order to launch the construction sites on schedule.

This tight coordination between field readiness and international financial backing confirms the confidence of major institutions in the project’s viability, heralding an unprecedented developmental and economic transformation that will reshape the transport map and connect the north to the south.