Wildfires & Heat Crisis: Algeria’s wildfires are worsening as extreme temperatures and winds push blazes across provinces, with residents evacuated and hospital patients moved in Annaba; reports say over 100 people were injured and around 150 homes damaged in Seraidi, while authorities also say at least six people have died. Arrests Over Fire-Setting: Prosecutors in Constantine detained four suspects accused of deliberately starting fires in state-owned forest areas, including cases tied to alleged video footage and a blaze sparked by copper wire piles. Environmental Memory Push: Algeria unveiled a preliminary digital map documenting environmental damage from French colonial rule, aiming to catalogue sites hit by napalm, toxic agents and nuclear radiation. France–Algeria Migration Tension: Paris moved to cool a consular “normalisation” message after the French ambassador in Algiers suggested visa volumes could return, with Macron’s office insisting there are no numerical targets. Sahel Diplomacy: Algeria and Mali have reopened airspace and restored ties after a 15-month rupture, ending restrictions that had frozen contacts. Football (Local Interest): Kaizer Chiefs confirmed striker Khanyisa Mayo’s permanent signing from CR Belouizdad ahead of the Toyota Cup.