2026 in Algeria
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Events in the year 2026 in Algeria.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 4 January – President Tebboune dismisses Bank of Algeria governor Salah Eddine Taleb by presidential decree, and appoints deputy governor Mouatassem Boudiaf as acting governor.[1]
March
- 4 March – At least six people are killed and 15 others are injured when a passenger bus and a semi-trailer truck collide in Tamacine, Touggourt Province.[2]
- 5 March – Two people are killed and four others are injured when a Beechcraft 1900 of the Algerian Air Force crashes at Boufarik Airport near Boufarik, Blida Province.[3]
- 13 March – Seven militants are killed by the Algerian Army during two counter-terrorism operations in Tebessa Province; three soldiers are also killed in the clashes.[4]
April
- 13 April –
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Algiers for a two-day visit, becoming the first pontiff to visit Algeria.[5]
- Two bombers die in a suicide attack near a police station in Blida.[6]
- 20 April – Former industry minister Ali Aoun is sentenced to five years' imprisonment for corruption by a court in Algiers over the irregular sale of ferrous and non-ferrous metal waste.[7]
- 23 April – A boat carrying migrants from Somalia capsizes off Bou Ismaïl, killing 17 passengers.[8]
May
- 1 May – China lifts tariffs on imports from Algeria until 2028.[9]
June
- 11 June–19 July – Algeria participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
July
- 2 July – 2026 Algerian parliamentary election: The FLN wins a plurality of seats in the People's National Assembly.[10]
- 11 July – Mali restores diplomatic relations with Algeria after a yearlong rift.[11]
- 16 July – A fire at an orphanage in the Mohammadia district of Algiers kills 11 people and injures 19 others.[12]
- 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Algeria, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain.[13]
- 31 July – A bus plunges into a ravine near Boumerdès, killing 28 people.[14] President Tebboune declares three days of national mourning for the victims.[15]
August
- 4 August – Seventeen migrants are reported dead after attempting to cross from Algeria to Spain's Balearic Islands, with two survivors.[16]
Scheduled
Holidays
Source:[18]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 12 January – Amazigh New Year
- 22 February – Day of Fraternity and Cohesion in Algeria
- 20 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 27 May — Eid al-Adha
- 16 June – Awal Muharram
- July 5 – Independence Day
- 25 August – Milad un-Nabi
- 1 November – Revolution Day
Deaths
- 20 February – Abdelwahab Bekli, 85, politician.[19]
- 14 March – Noureddine Djoudi, 92, diplomat.[20]
- 28 March – Liamine Zéroual, 84, president (1994–1999) and minister of defense (1993–1999).[21]