Ikhlas ADDAHayet DELLAA2025-02-112025-02-112024-06https://repository.univ-msila.dz/handle/123456789/46008Algeria, as a north African country, with a Mediterranean coastline, being the largest country in Africa and possessing a Saharan desert interior was regarded as one of the most attractive hosting countries for refugees and asylum seekers coming from the south. African refugees, as being labelled by North Africans, moving through the Saharan boarders, also targeted Algeria to earn a living and consider it a host country. This study presents a descriptive investigation into the representation of Illegal African Refugees in selected Algerian newspapers. The sample of the study compromised both types of newspapers, independent and governmental, print and online in both Arabic language and French language from 2014 to 2024, relying on a Corpus-based Approach to warrant a systematic data gathering in accordance with Critical Discourse Analysis as an analysis tool. Furthermore, the study results indicate that Illegal African Immigrants were depicted in unfavorable picture socially and legally, being considered a threat to the state’s security and a burden on the Algerian society. Conclusively, it demonstrates power relations and social stereotypes implied within media in its governmental and independent form.enIllegal African ImmigrantsCritical Discourse AnalysisCorpus-based ApproachSocial SemioticsNewspapersThesis