HICGI News Agency – Updated at 1820 on Monday 13th April 2026 Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope arrived in the capital Algiers at around 09:00 GMT on Monday. He is expected to pay tribute to…
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Algeria Youth included in faith filled scholarship drive from United States
By Lisa Samuels & Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) Updated at 1544 EAT on Saturday 11th April 2026 NEW YORK — When Pope Leo XIV sets foot on Algerian soil, he isn’t merely arriving for an apostolic journey; he is arriving at a homecoming of sorts for the global Church. In the wake…
Historic Visit: His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Visit Algeria in April 2026
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Bemjamin, L.H.D (Hon) Algiers — His Holiness Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to undertake a historic first-ever papal visit to Algeria from April 13–15, 2026, marking a significant milestone in Catholic–Muslim relations and interreligious dialogue. The visit will include stops in Algiers and Annaba (formerly Hippo), the home of Saint Augustine…
Former Algerian President Liamine Zeroual Dies.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D. (Hon.) Former Algerian President Liamine Zeroual has passed away at a military hospital in the capital, Algiers, the Algerian Presidency announced. Born in 1941 in the eastern city of Batna, Zeroual was widely regarded as one of Algeria’s most prominent military and political figures. He joined the…
New Algerian Law Classifies French Colonial Rule as a Crime
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1618 EAT on Friday 26 December 2025 Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a bill declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime. On Wednesday, lawmakers approved the legislation amid scenes of high emotion, standing in the chamber draped in scarves bearing the national colours and chanting “Long live…
My Work on the Origins of Minurso, the UN Mission in Western Sahara
Opinion by Joseph Alfred Grinblat It is now 35 years since the United Nations referendum mission for Western Sahara, known as Minurso, was created, and I was one of the original staff members. Starting in 1971, Sahrawi students in Morocco started a movement for the independence of Spanish Sahara. The Sahrawi are the Indigenous people…
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Envoy Presents Credentials in Kampala as Uganda Reaffirms Decades of Support
By. Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D. (Hon.) Kampala, Uganda — Updated at 1815 EAT on 21st November 2025:His Excellency Seddiki Nafaa, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to the Republic of Uganda, has officially assumed his diplomatic duties after presenting copies of his credentials to Ambassador Charles Ssentongo,…
Unity and Diplomacy: VP Alupo and 25+ Envoys Gather in Kampala to Honour 71 Years of Algeria’s Liberation.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Anastasias Gordon Sekandi, Faith Barbara Ruhinda & Princess Scovia K Kampala, Uganda — Updated at 2145 EAT on November 5, 2025 The Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Uganda on Tuesday hosted a colourful reception at the ambassador’s residence in Kampala to mark the 71st…
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