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After an investigation into the killing of man falsely accused of starting wildfires, Algeria has decided to review its relations with Morocco, accusing its neighbour of hostile acts. “The repeated hostile acts committed by Morocco against Algeria require a review of our relations and the intensification of border controls,” the …

More than 600 Portuguese firefighters were trying Tuesday to tackle wildfires which broke out the day before in the tourist region of the Algarve (south), making a slight injury among the firefighters and leading to the evacuation of a dozen hamlets, local authorities said. The fire broke out overnight from …

After Tunisia, it is the turn of Morocco to be affected by wildfires. Fortunately, firefighters in Morocco were fighting to contain forest fires in the mountainous Chefchaouen region in the north. Moroccan forces on Monday posted to Twitter pictures of the attempts to put to put out the fires: عمل …

The forests of northern Morocco are burning for the second day in a row. 200 hectares have already gone up in smoke. Fortunately, no victim is to be deplored for the time being according to the authorities. The changing winds “do not help to control the fire,” said the regional …

Algeria’s state prosecutor has ordered an investigation after a mob lynched a man accused of deliberately starting fires. The murder happened in the Tizi Ouzou area, which has been hardest hit as dozens of fires have raged across the country for days – killing 69 people. Video footage showed the …

Wildfires in Algerian Kabylia region continue wreaking havoc. While all around the world, calls are launched to come in aid to the populationeath toll is increasing. It is a hard situation that Algeria is going through. While authorities are struggling to find out solutions to wildfires the death toll is …

Facing the wildfires which continue wreaking havoc in the Kabylia region, French president Emmanuel Macron is not indifferent. As a gesture of solidarity, he promised to send two Canadairs and a command plane in order to stop the advance of fires. Through a Tweet, the French president called Algerians “friends …

While wildfires continue wreaking havoc in Algeria, appeals for international help multiply on social media. In order to come to the aid of households hard hit by fires, offers of material and medical assistance have increased in recent hours. Donations are still being collected in Algiers, the capital, as shown …

At least 42 people are now known to have died as a result of more than 100 wildfires in Algeria. The most intense have taken hold in forested mountains of the Kabylie region, where 25 soldiers have been killed fighting fires. Algeria’s President Abdelmajid Tebboune has sent his condolences to …

Wildfires in Algeria have left four people dead and three others injured in Kabylia, a mountainous region east of the capital, Algiers. Algeria’s state news agency said two people died in Ait-Yenni, one in Yakourène and another in the nearby town of Azazga, in the province of Tizi-Ouzou. Videos posted …