2024 in Algeria
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Events
June
- 8–9 June: Riots break out in Tiaret over mandated water rationing in response to droughts and drained reservoirs.[1]
July
- 30 July: Algeria withdraws its ambassador from France after the latter declares its support for the Western Sahara Autonomy Proposal, which was proposed by Morocco in 2007.[2]
August
- 9 August: Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at the women's welterweight boxing competition of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid a row over misinformation regarding her gender.[3]
- 31 August: The BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria as a new bank member.[4]
September
- 7 September: 2024 Algerian presidential election: Incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected for a second term with 84% of the vote.[5]
- 9 September: At least five people are reported killed following floods in the Algerian Sahara.[6]
- 17 September: Abdelmadjid Tebboune is inaugurated for a second term as president.[7]
- 26 September: Algeria imposes visa requirements on Moroccans, accusing them of criminal activity in its territory, including "Zionist espionage" and "drug and human trafficking".[8]
October
- 11 October: A Swiss tourist is reported killed in unspecified circumstances.[9]
- 31 October: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi is released after from prison after receiving a pardon from President Tebboune along with 4,000 prisoners on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Algerian War of Independence.[10]
