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Algeria

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Violence in the news: 16 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×1.4 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified

Protests in the news: 2 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified

Level, last 60 days

  • Deaths 30 d

    0

    UCDP up to 2026-08-31

  • Per million 90 d

    –

    last 90 days

  • Civilians

    –

    last 90 days

  • Incidents 30 d

    0

  • Population

    47.4 M

    World Bank

  • Plants near violence

    0 / 3

    near violence / total; 0 nuclear

Why this level1

  • +2UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the countryUK FCDO travel advice

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Every monitored signal

The last 60 days, each on its own scale.

  • Travel advice level (FCDO)

    3

  • Confirmed outages, places, 24 h

    6

  • Refugees who fled

    22 123

  • Severe weather warnings in force

    12

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Deaths in organised violence, per week

Algeria, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.

The latest week may be incomplete.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Who the violence is between

Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.

  • State-based conflict · 0%
  • Non-state conflict · 0%
  • Against civilians · 0%

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Food, displacement, sanctions

People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
–
2026-09
Share in food crisis
–
2026-09
Undernourishment
2.5%
2024
Refugees who fled
22,123
2025
Refugees hosted
184,265
2025
Internally displaced
–
2025
Sanctions designations
50
2026-10-19
GDP per person
$6,051
2025

FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions

People in crisis-level food insecurity

FEWS NET does not cover this country.

Latest incidents of organised violence4

DatePlaceSidesDeathsCiviliansReported by
2026-04-13BlidaUnidentified armed group (Algeria) – Unidentified armed group (Algeria)20Agence France Presse
2026-03-12province of Tebessa, near the Tunisian borderGovernment of Algeria – AQIM100Agence France Presse, Xinhua News Agency
2026-03-01Ain DeflaUnidentified armed group (Algeria) – Unidentified armed group (Algeria)20Xinhua News Agency
2026-02-01Djebel Amrouna area about 130 kilometres (80 miles) west of Algiers.Unidentified armed group (Algeria) – Unidentified armed group (Algeria)40Agence France Presse

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Conflicts, 90 days0

No organised violence recorded in the current data.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Natural hazards, 30 days0

None in the last 30 days.

GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET

Warnings and notices

UK FCDO: Algeria: Avoid all travel to parts

Algeria: 12 severe weather warnings

• PLUIE – Severe ×12

UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS

Next 7 days in Algiers

Day°CRainGustsWatch
Mon, Oct 1921…290.1 mm60 km/h
Tue, Oct 2020…249.5 mm71 km/h
Wed, Oct 2120…250.0 mm63 km/h
Thu, Oct 2218…240.0 mm36 km/h
Fri, Oct 2317…230.6 mm47 km/h
Sat, Oct 2417…210.8 mm41 km/h
Sun, Oct 2516…220.0 mm34 km/h

Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Food prices in markets14

ItemPriceUSDYear
Bread / Unit15 DZD0.11+20%
Pasta / 500 G90 DZD0.68+9%
Rice / KG450 DZD3.38+38%
Milk / L150 DZD1.130%
Sugar / KG117.5 DZD0.88+2%
Apples / KG675 DZD5.07+13%
Onions / KG147.5 DZD1.11+34%
Milk (camel) / L345 DZD2.59+15%
Semolina / KG190 DZD1.43+31%
Wheat flour / KG145 DZD1.09+18%
Cheese / 220 G250 DZD1.88-4%
Beans (white) / 800 G465 DZD3.50+3%
Lentils (black) / 800 G390 DZD2.930%
Dates / KG550 DZD4.13-17%

Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-09); change against the same month a year before.

WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Disasters since 20003

022000: 020002001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 020052006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 020102011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 020152016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 020202021: Wildfires 1, Earthquakes 12022: 02023: Wildfires 12024: 02025: 020252026: 02026

WildfiresEarthquakes

  • Forest fires in Algeria · Jul 23, 2023 · Orange impact for forestfire in 10218 ha
  • Forest fires in Algeria · Aug 9, 2021 · Green impact for forestfire in 29884 ha
  • Earthquake in Algeria · Mar 18, 2021 · Magnitude 6M, Depth:10km

GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)