Trade & Investment Links: Vietnam and Algeria businesses met in a hybrid networking conference in Algiers to expand commercial cooperation, with Vietnam reporting $284m in exports to Algeria in the first five months of 2026 (led by green coffee) and Algerian firms seeking Vietnamese spices, coffee, cashews and coconut. State Energy & Industry: Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Berlin will deepen its energy partnership with Algeria, including advancing a hydrogen pipeline route via Italy to Germany, alongside broader energy and critical minerals cooperation. Finance & Compliance: FATF removed Algeria from its increased monitoring list (and Namibia too), while adding Bosnia and Iraq—an update that may still take time to reflect on EU money-laundering registers. Agribusiness Sourcing: Algeria’s Madar Holding is prospecting new coffee supply deals in Cameroon and is also exploring banana and other agricultural value-chain investments. Tech for Renewables: Relu Robotics deployed its AI-powered photovoltaic installation robot in Algeria, aiming to ease solar construction labor and improve outdoor precision. Human Impact: A fire at an Algerian state foster care facility in Mohammadia (Algiers) killed 11 children and injured 19, as authorities investigate the cause.