Algeria: Revelations of rigged tenders, favours and high-level financial chicanery are rife in the country, reports Jean-Pierre Tuquoi

From the paper: Bruno Philip reports on how strategic Chinese construction projects are encircling India, raising fears that new facilities could be used for military purposes should a regional conflict erupt

Diary: Johnny Blades looks at tensions in a city where the penalties for hosting religious gatherings without government permission can be severe

Fragile planet: Jo Woodman of Survival UK highlights the ongoing protests against the mining of the sacred Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, India

From the paper: Richard Bona’s music has taken him from Cameroon to the US. Le Monde's Patrick Labesse meets him to discuss the mysterious origins of blues

From the paper: Just how welcome is Beijing’s increased interest in the far north? Olivier Truc reports on a region under threat from maritime traffic and growing interest in potential oil and gas reserves

From the paper: Xan Rice provides an update on the Ivory Coast toxic waste incident. The compensation agreed by oil trader Trafigura in September 2009 is still provoking controversy

Viewpoint: In the first few weeks of 2010, at least 20 young people took their own lives in Mumbai. Anjoo Mohun outlines some of the possible causes and what preventative methods India is taking

From the paper: Le Monde's Laurent Zecchini and Nathalie Brafman on some encouraging economic signs coming from Israel, which boasts the world's highest concentration of engineers

From the paper: Le Monde's Catherine Boitard reports on the response from the Greek government to the spate of deadly fires that swept through the outskirts of Athens last August