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Algeria - The Resident Director of the German Agency for International Cooperation in Algeria, Ms. Elke Forster, confirmed that the official visit of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to Germany represents a new milestone in the process of deepening the bilateral partnership, and an opportunity to reaffirm common priorities for the future and explore new avenues for cooperation.
The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, confirmed on Wednesday evening in Berlin that Algeria has partnerships with the Federal Republic of Germany in several sectors, making it a leader in important and strategic fields.
As part of the official visit by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to Germany.
The Federal Republic of Germany's advisor, Mr. Friedrich Merz, today Thursday from Berlin, highlighted his country's interest in developing economic relations with Algeria, as it seeks to open a new chapter in this field.
The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is on an official two-day visit to the Federal Republic of Germany since yesterday, at the invitation of his counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. This event is significant: it is the first visit by an Algerian head of state at this protocol level in years, in a context where the Algeria-Berlin axis is part of an unprecedented dynamic of strategic rapprochement.
Behind the diplomatic agenda of the presidential visit, a network of bilateral institutions has maintained concrete economic cooperation between Algiers and Berlin for years. Two actors structure the essence of this relationship: GIZ, the German agency for international cooperation, and AHK, the Algerian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The economic results of the state visit of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to Germany are already expected to be considerable. The German newspaper Handelsblatt, citing government sources, claims that this presidential trip should lead to a genuine energy pact between the two countries, confirming Algeria's now central role in Germany's energy security strategy.
Next Thursday, July 16, 2026, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will be received in Berlin by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. This state visit comes as Germany, the leading European economy, is undergoing a deep industrial crisis, while Algeria seeks to transform its energy rent into a diversified productive apparatus. This rapprochement revives a strong historical relationship: in the 1970s, the German industry structured the Algerian productive apparatus.
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Algeria - The Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamel Rizig, received today, Tuesday, the Secretary of State for Trade of Mozambique, Antonio Grispus, where they discussed ways to enhance economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement from the ministry.