Algeria will take back its citizens illegally residing in Germany, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia pledged Monday during a visit by the country's Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Update: Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Algiers was called off on Monday because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was "temporarily unavailable" due to "acute bronchitis", his office said.
The number of people arriving in Germany from North Africa seeking asylum has sunk drastically in the months since January, government figures seen by newspapers showed on Monday.
The German government has sent angry letters to the 17 countries most reluctant to take back their nationals who’ve had asylum applications rejected in Germany.
Germany wants Algeria and Morocco to take back their nationals with no residence permits in Germany after a sharp rise in asylum seekers from the two North African countries, officials said Friday.
Germany's Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has given the go-ahead for defence technology company Rheinmetall to build an amoured vehicle factory in Algeria, the weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday.
Germany face Algeria in the first knock-out stage of the World Cup in Brazil on Monday night, but the countries’ relationship goes far beyond football. Here are eight things you may not know about their connections.
A German firm has signed a spectacular contract to build the world's third-largest mosque in Algeria during Angela Merkel's first visit to the north African country this week.