22.12.11 Algeria Focus December issue: Table of contents

POLICY FOCUS

• Old and ailing, the regime ponders its future: There is also little indication that the regime has fully metabolised the lessons of the January 2011 riots

POLITICS & SECURITY

• Reforms will stand: International observers for elections; Belkhadem vs Ouyahia
• New anti-corruption body to target state Officials: New phase in anti-corruption war?
• Nezzar accused of kidnapping and torture: The activist, Nourredine Belmouhoub, is pursuing Nezzar through the Algerian courts

GEOPOLITICS

• Aisha Qadhafi angers her Algerian hosts: On the one hand, Aisha's attempts to stir up a resistance movement in Libya are awkward for Algeria
• Algeria vies with France for Sahel leadership: France was hosting its own international conference on Sahel security
• Algiers agrees to examine ENP membership: Algerian officials have been highly sceptical of the ENP
• UK minister visits: Unlike Germany and France, the UK is not especially interested in co-operating

ENERGY INDUSTRY

• Yousfi pushes hydrocarbons law changes: Overcoming the political hurdles
• Sonatrach executives jailed: Meziane was sentenced to two years
• Hassi R'mel workers spurn wage increases: This national-level deal has not been accepted by the Hassi R'mel workers
• Yousfi confident on European market share: The minister said that he was also thinking about diversification
• Sonelgaz agrees Desertec cooperation: It has taken a year

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

• Sonatrach to take GMA's stake in gold mine: One potential partner is Qatar Mining
• Important accords signed with Qatar: Youcef Yousfi penned an agreement in the transport sector
• Preparations for Djezzy sale inch forward: The confidentiality accord concerns data relating to the management of Djezzy
• Euro crisis worries officials: The Algerians do not want to sound too alarmist.