2005 in Algeria

The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Algeria.

• President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
• Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia

June 28, 2005 (Tuesday)

• Islamic Studies dropped from secondary school curriculum.^[1]
• Six Yemeni guerrillas killed in Algeria last week ^[2]

June 27, 2005 (Monday)

• Algeria refuses entry to four Moroccan journalists working for the Moroccan Sahara Foundation NGO, expelling them to Rome. The move follows increased Morocco-Algeria tensions over the Western Sahara.^[3]

June 26, 2005 (Sunday)

• Joint US-Algerian naval exercises, codenamed "Barbary Thunder", involving such vessels as the USS Nashville.^[4]
• General Electric announces plans to build Africa's largest water desalination plant to supply Algiers.^[5]

June 25, 2005 (Saturday)

• Amari Saifi ("Abderrezak el-Para), a leading member of the GSPC captured in Chad in October 2004, is sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Algiers. He failed to turn up to his trial, sparking speculation. (Reuters).^[6]

June 24, 2005 (Friday)

• Enforcement of the 2002 partnership agreement between Algeria and the European Union to begin on September 1st, says EU source.^[7]
• Finance Minister Mourad Medelci announces plans to cut foreign debt by $1 billion this year "if the positive financial position of the country continues". The debt currently stands at $21.4 billion, having fallen 7.7% over 2004.^[8]