2018 in Algeria
Events in the year 2018 in Algeria.
Incumbents
Events
- 11 April – the 2018 [Algerian Air Force Il-76 crash]: An Algerian military transport aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash in Algeria.
- October – Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced that Algeria would ban the burka at the Workplace.
Deaths
- 7 July – Hacène Lalmas, footballer.
- 11 July –Abdelkhader Houamel, painter.
- 15 August – Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri, Islamic scholar and writer.
- 16 August – Mohamed Demagh, sculptor.
- 12 September – Rachid Taha, singer.
- 20 September – Mohamed Sahnoun, diplomat.
- 14 October – Ahmed Boustila, military officer.
- 28 December – Abdelmalek Benhabyles, politician.