2018 in Algeria

Events in the year 2018 in Algeria.

Incumbents

 * President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
 * Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia

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 (b. 1943).
 * 11 July –Abdelkhader Houamel, painter (b. 1936).
 * 15 August – Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri, Islamic scholar and writer (b. 1921).
 * 16 August – Mohamed Demagh, sculptor (b. 1930).
 * 12 September – Rachid Taha, singer (b. 1958).
 * 20 September – Mohamed Sahnoun, diplomat (b. 1931).
 * 14 October – Ahmed Boustila, military officer (b. 1944).
 * 28 December – Abdelmalek Benhabyles, politician (b. 1921).