Tunisia's National women's Soccer team defeated Algeria (1-0) following a Day 2 game played on Wednesday at a Women's Soccer Tournament held by the North African Football Union (NAFU) .
The clashes between police and young people protesting poor housing conditions in Algiers earlier this week reflect growing efforts in recent weeks to stem public demonstrations by a government which, fearing terrorist threats, is determined to maintain a grip on order.
They were in the final in both the women and men's categories.
The Algerian government is blocking attendance of an Algerian NGO from an upcoming UN anti-corruption summit. This is a deeply worrying development, according to the UNCAC Coalition, a group of over 200 organisations seeking implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
A potentially serious infestation of desert locusts has broken out in Mauritania, but experts are hopeful that quickly implemented countermeasures will prevent a repeat of the plague that hit the region five years ago.
SIXTY-NINE more Zimbabwean students have been awarded scholarships to study at Algerian universities as relations between Harare and Algiers in the political, educational and cultural fields continue to strengthen.
