2023 in Algeria

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Algeria List of years in Algeria

Events in the year 2023 in Algeria.

Incumbents

• President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
• Prime Minister: Aymen Benabderrahmane (until 11 November); Nadir Larbaoui onwards

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria

• 23 January – During a military exercise, an Algerian Air Force Mi-171 helicopter crashes in Algeria, killing 3 crew on board.^[1]
• 19 July – At least 34 people are killed and 12 more injured during a road accident in Tamanrasset.^[2]
• 1 September – Two Moroccan-French tourists on a Jetski are shot dead and another is injured by the Algerian National Navy Near Saïdia after illegally crossing the border into Algerian waters.^[3]
• December 22: Mali recalls its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, deepening diplomatic tensions over efforts to end the separatist and Islamist insurgencies in northern Mali.^[4]

Sports

• 25 November 2022 – May 2023: 2022–23 Algerian Cup^[5]
• 13 January – 4 February: 2022 African Nations Championship^[6]

Deaths

• 13 May – Tayeb Belaiz (born 1948), jurist and politician

See also

• 2020s
• African Union
• al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
• Arab League
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Islamic State – Algeria Province

References

1. "3 killed in military helicopter crash in Algeria". Mehr News Agency. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
2. "At least 34 killed, 12 wounded in road accident in Algeria". Al Arabiya English. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
3. "Jet ski tourists shot dead in Algerian waters". BBC News. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
4. "Mali recalls its envoy in Algeria after alleging interference, deepening tensions over peace efforts". AP News. 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
5. "COUPE D'ALGÉRIE 2022/2023 : RÉSULTATS DU TIRAGE AU SORT DES 32èmes & 16èmes DE FINALE". FAF (in French). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
6. "2022 CHAN : Competition Scheduling Unveiled by the Organizing Country". Africa Top Sports. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2022-12-30.