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One of the most imminent singers in Algeria is Ouarda or Ouarda Al-Jazairia as she is commonly called. Ouarda was born in Puteaux in France in 1940. From an Algerian father and a Lebanese mother, she started to sing in 1951 when she was only twelve years old in Tam-Tam, an Arabic music cabaret in the Quartier Latin that belonged to her father.
One of the most famous rituals in Algeria is the ceremony of marriage. An Algerian wedding not only celebrates the union of the couple and the families but also the richness of the Algerian traditions, rituals and culture. The ceremony of marriage in Algeria is the fusion of many rituals where the bride is the centre of attention. It is a dream full of mystery that accompanies little girls especially and their families.
Controversies of governance and faith should not interfere with the prosperity of people, so job creation is a common concern for all shades of opinion in Algeria. You could be amongst the faithful, or from another school of belief. You might be a person of great influence, or just an ordinary Algerian citizen. You might be young or old or of either sex. The one priority which unites us is to create as many new jobs as possible in Algeria, in next to no time!
Raï musician Khaled was born in the suburb of Sidi El Houari in Oran, on 29 Febuary 1960. Named Khaled Hadj Brahim at birth, he found his love for music at a very young age. By the time he was fourteen he, along with his band named Les Cinq Etoiles, was performing at weddings and parties. The stage was set for one of Algeria’s most talented performers to become an international star.
Everyone knows how important it is to have access to clean water, but that need becomes even more important in an arid climate like that if Algeria. The country has long struggled to maintain adequate standards of water purification for its general population and this has often proved to be troublesome. Fortunately this is about to change with Keppel Seghers having just been hired to build a wastewater treatment plant in Algeria.
If you happen to spend some time exploring the more rural parts of Algeria, you may happen to come across a small, fox-like dog scurrying around as it looks for food. This is the Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), a type of small, wild dog that is commonly found in southern Asia as well as northern and central Africa.
It is not easy to describe the Djanet. One could say that it is a settlement or a cluster of villages, surrounding a breathtaking oasis in the middle of the Sahara desert. It is situated in the Tassili National Park in Algeria and has approximately 15 000 local residents. There are no urban buildings in the Djanet oasis and it seems to be a location that is lost in time and has been able to keep its air of nostalgia. It is easy to see why Djanet is called the “Jewel of the Desert”.
The current Prime Minister of Algeria took over power from Ahmed Ouyahia in 2006, after Ouyahia’s resignation. A Prime Minister of Algeria is appointed by the President; and as Prime Minister he is the head of the Algerian government.
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