I have met quite a few Algerians, some even here, and I get along really well with them. They usually also speak French. So, that also makes things easier. Therefore, I have always been interested in the cities of Algers, Constantine, or Oran, but in my impression, the internet may not work that well there.
I also either need a local bitcoin market, or else, as a backup, I would prefer to also have ATMs around that can handle my Taiwanese/Hong Kong Mastercard. I increasingly triangulate over Chinese financial systems to avoid obnoxious interferences that you can expect from western payment systems. So, I would prefer to be able to cash out with Alipay or Unionpay too, as an alternative to Mastercard. I still need to test drive all of that, though.
Nothing beats having a local bitcoin exchange market, though, and avoid the riba/interest-infested fiat banking system altogether. Unfortunately, nobody seems to be trading peer-to-peer in Algiers:
https://localbitcoins.com/instant-bitcoins. The place nearest by Algiers where you can trade, is Spain. No support for Chinese Alipay or Unionpay either. Not even support for Russian payeer or webmoney. If they are going to force me to transact over New York again (utterly detestable!), just to draw cash out of their ATMs, I am not such a fan anymore.
Any country that forces me to triangulate over New York for my ATM cash out needs, is turning into a no-go zone for me. If I see the words "New York" in conjunction with "bank" in one sentence, then I do not know to know what the question is, because the answer is "no". How long will I have to keep suffering the indignity of having American "correspondent banks" asking me obnoxious questions about why I want to do what with my own money?
The Middle East is a total disaster in that respect: it is full of American payment systems. I would agree to Chinese or Russian, but they don't support that. They don't do bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies either. That area is one large American financial colony, with the Americans telling them what to do. I have never seen that kind of slaves before ...