Events in the year 2026 in Algeria.
Incumbents President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune Prime Minister: Sifi Ghrieb
Events January 4 January – President Tebboune dismisses Bank of Algeria governor Salah Eddine Taleb by presidential decree, and appoints deputy governor Mouatassem Boudiaf as acting governor.
March 4 March – At least six people are killed and 15 others are injured when a passenger bus and a semi-trailer truck collide in Tamacine, Touggourt Province. 5 March – Two people are killed and four others are injured when a Beechcraft 1900 of the Algerian Air Force crashes at Boufarik Airport near Boufarik, Blida Province. 13 March – Seven militants are killed by the Algerian Army during two counter-terrorism operations in Tebessa Province; three soldiers are also killed in the clashes.
April 13 April – Pope Leo XIV arrives in Algiers for a two-day visit, becoming the first pontiff to visit Algeria. Two bombers die in a suicide attack near a police station in Blida. 20 April – Former industry minister Ali Aoun is sentenced to five years' imprisonment for corruption by a court in Algiers over the irregular sale of ferrous and non-ferrous metal waste. 23 April – A boat carrying migrants from Somalia capsizes off Bou Ismaïl, killing 17 passengers.
May 1 May – China lifts tariffs on imports from Algeria until 2028.
June 11 June–19 July – Algeria participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
July 2 July – 2026 Algerian parliamentary election: The FLN wins a plurality of seats in the People's National Assembly. 11 July – Mali restores diplomatic relations with Algeria after a yearlong rift. 16 July – A fire at an orphanage in the Mohammadia district of Algiers kills 11 people and injures 19 others. 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Algeria, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain. 31 July – A bus plunges into a ravine near Boumerdès, killing 28 people. President Tebboune declares three days of national mourning for the victims.
August
4 August – Seventeen migrants are reported dead after attempting to cross from Algeria to Spain's Balearic Islands, with two survivors. 26 August – Multiple heatwave-caused wildfires kill 12 people and injure 54, across several provinces.
September
6 September – A 10-year-old boy is found dead in a well in Ghassoul, El Bayadh Province, bringing an end to a four-day rescue operation which drew national attention. 10 September – Algeria severs diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, citing unspecified "provocative or hostile" acts.
Scheduled 2025–26 in Algerian football
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 12 January – Amazigh New Year 22 February – Day of Fraternity and Cohesion in Algeria 20 March – Eid al-Fitr 1 May - Labour Day 27 May — Eid al-Adha 16 June – Awal Muharram July 5 – Independence Day 25 August – Milad un-Nabi 1 November – Revolution Day
Deaths 20 February – Abdelwahab Bekli, 85, politician. 14 March – Noureddine Djoudi, 92, diplomat. 28 March – Liamine Zéroual, 84, president (1994–1999) and minister of defense (1993–1999).
See also
2020s African Union Arab League al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Algeria Province
References
External links Online calendar