Wildfire response: Algeria’s President Tebboune said compensation for recent eastern and central wildfires has reached nearly 1,200 billion centimes and reiterated that many fires were deliberately started, praising Civil Protection efforts. Desertification & climate risk: A new deep-learning study maps desertification risk in near real time, aiming to better capture how land degradation links to shifting environmental and human pressures. Biodiversity & conservation: Research on the endangered Barbary macaque in Béjaïa highlights growing farmer–wildlife conflict and the need for practical crop-protection approaches that reduce harm to both people and species. Energy infrastructure & regional integration: Hydrocarbons Minister Mohamed Arkab framed the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline as an African energy-hub project, noting progress on Algeria’s Aoulef section. Hydrocarbons cooperation: Algeria and Senegal agreed to deepen ties across oil, gas, and electricity, including training and technology transfer between Sonatrach and Petrosen. Agriculture policy: Economic experts welcomed Tebboune’s decision to hold a special Council of Ministers session focused solely on agriculture, citing recent gains in organization, digitization, and investment. EU energy partnership: The EU will join NAPEC 2026 in Oran for closer cooperation on renewables, energy efficiency, hydrogen, and emissions cuts. OPEC+ oil policy: OPEC+ (including Algeria) decided to keep November production targets unchanged amid supply and shipping-route risks.