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.
• 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.