2013 in Algeria

Incumbents

• President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
• Prime Minister: Abdelmalek Sellal

Events

• 16–19 January – Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists take over 800 people hostage at the Tigantourine gas facility near "In Amenas" in the In Amenas hostage crisis.
• 16–30 March – 2013 African U-20 Championship, the 19th African Youth Championship was held in Algeria, with Egypt winning, and going on to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
• 5 December – High-level Al-Qaeda leader, Khalil Ould Addah, is killed by the Algerian Army. He had been coming from Mali to a meeting with other al-Qaeda leaders.

Deaths

• 5 November – Abdou Nef, 18, footballer
• 5 December – Khalil Ould Addah, high-level Al-Qaeda leader