President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signs the new constitution, approved in November 2020. He also said he hopes to soon start applying the Russian-madeSputnik V vaccine againstCOVID-19.[1]
Twenty people are killed and 11 injured when a vehicle overturns nearAin Amguel,Tamanrasset Province. Nineteen people, including children, are African nationals, and Tamanrasset, is regarded as a transit point for migrants seeking to go to Europe.[2]
January 2 – Three top officials, including the younger brother of former PresidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika,Saïd, are acquitted after a September 2019 arrest.[3]
January 14 – A homemade bomb kills five civilians inTebessa Province. An armed rebel is killed inKhenchela Province. It is not known if the incidents are related.[4]
February 8 – Cherif Belmihoub, a minister in charge of economic projections, warns that Algeria′s energy exports are falling and the country may cease to be an exporter of crude within a decade.[7]
February 12 – President Tebboune, 74, returns from Germany after a second bout with COVID-19.[8]
February 18 – Tebboune says he will dissolve Parliament and free political prisoners.[9]
February 26 – Protesters take to the streets ofAlgiers and other cities in a renewal of the Friday Hirak movement protests, suspended because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11]
11 August – Algerian PresidentAbdelmadjid Tebboune declares 3 days of national mourning as death toll soars to 65 following massive forest fires in Kabylie.[14]
12 August – At least 22 suspected arsonists are arrested by authorities following the fires in Kabylie.[15]
