· Standoff between Air Algérie and travel agencies in France
· DJ Snake controversy – Élysée
· A third Algerian killed in Paris
· Kamel Daoud and his wife targeted by two complaints
· The 24 nations qualified for CAN 2025 in Morocco.
Prix Goncourt 2024: complaints against Kamel Daoud and his wife
Kamel Daoud and his wife Aïcha Dahdouh, a professional psychiatrist, are the subject of two complaints filed in Algeria due to the content of “ Houris », the novel by the Franco-Algerian writer who won the 2024 Prix Goncourt in France.
Kamel Daoud and his wife are accused of having exploited, without his authorization, the drama experienced by Saâda Arbane, survivor of a terrorist massacre perpetrated in the 1990s.
« The first complaint was filed on behalf of the National Organization of Victims of Terrorism » et « the second in the name of the victim », Specified Me Fatima Benbraham to the AFP agency.
DJ Snake embarrasses the Élysée and Macron
DJ Snake, famous musician of Algerian origin, is one of the rare French artists to openly support the Palestinians and denounce Israeli crimes. He repeated it again, Tuesday, November 19, in an interview on the Twitch channel of streamer Naskid.
During the same interview, DJ Snake threw a real wrench in the pond by revealing that he had been called by the Élysée to ask him to delete a Tweet in which he had questioned President Emmanuel Macron about the situation in Gaza.
« Me, I'm just a DJ. Normally, it's not my job to call Emmanuel Macron on Twitter, and find myself in hot water, and the Élysée calls my manager saying “yeah… can he delete the tweet” “, he said.
Questioned by the French media HuffPost, the Élysée denied having requested the deletion of the Tweet in question. DJ Snake's message is still visible on X.
A third Algerian killed in France since the beginning of November
An Algerian was killed on Tuesday, November 19, in Paris, several French media reported this Wednesday, bringing to three the number of Algerians killed in France since the beginning of November.
The man, aged 47, was identified as Mounir C, born in Algeria. He died after being violently attacked in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The man, known to French justice, is presented as a figure of banditry in France.
This new death brings to three the number of Algerians killed in France since the beginning of November.
On November 4, another Algerian national, a 43-year-old meal deliveryman, was beaten to death in Bagnolet, near Paris. On November 17, a 30-year-old Algerian died during a brawl in Lyon.
Standoff between Air Algérie and French travel agencies
The rag is burning between Air Algérie and travel agencies in France. The cause? The Algerian airline has sanctioned several agencies for some of their practices.
Les Entreprises du Voyage (EdV), which brings together players in the sector in France, and the Selectour, Manor, TourCom and Cediv networks have, in a press release published this Wednesday, November 20, condemned “ with the greatest firmness » the « brutal behavior » adopted by Air Algérie at “ against its partner travel agencies », reports the specialized media L’Écho Touristique.
Several agencies have suffered penalty application campaigns (ADM) from Air Algérie in recent weeks, described as “ massive, reaching several tens of thousands of euros for certain agencies », Adds the same source.
CAN 2025: here are the 24 qualified nations
We now know all the countries qualified for the final phase of the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) which Morocco will host in December 2025 – January 2026.
Three Maghreb countries, namely Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, are qualified. Ghana is the big absentee from the competition. Guinea, one of Algeria's opponents in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, is also absent. Here is the list of the 24 qualified countries:
• Morocco
• South Africa
• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Comoros
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Ivory Coast
• Egypt
• Gabon
• Equatorial Guinea
• Mali
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Uganda
• Senegal
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Tunisia
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
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