Longtime president says he quit to let citizens ‘take Algeria to the better future they aspire to’. Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned with immediate effect, according to state media, ceding power in the face of massive street [ More … ]
The Algerian Constitutional Council said it would decide whether to move to remove the president The head of Algeria’s army, Ahmed Gaid Salah, called for Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared “unfit to rule” [ More … ]
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal Monday from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests against his candidacy. By: AFP Mr Bouteflika, in [ More … ]
Tens of thousands of protesters have been demanding Algeria’s president sit out coming election Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has returned to the country on Sunday, where he faces widespread protests against his plans for [ More … ]
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has submitted official papers confirming he will seek re-election, Ennahar TV said on Sunday, despite mass protests against the move. There was no official confirmation, but state news agency APS published [ More … ]
Thousands of people gathered across Algeria on Friday to protest President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plans to run for a fifth term. Security forces in riot gear fired tear gas to block a march on to the presidential [ More … ]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday appointed a new head of government, replacing Abdelmalek Sellal in the wake of parliamentary polls Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday appointed a new prime minister to replace his confidant Abdelmalek [ More … ]
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has formally requested the Movement for the Society of Peace join the next government, the head of the party said. “I met with Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal yesterday [Monday], after we [ More … ]
Algeria’s National Liberation Front secures majority in national assembly, but loses quarter of seats in Thursday’s vote. The party of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and its coalition ally have won a clear majority in parliamentary [ More … ]
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal arrived Thursday, in Tunis, to co-chair with his Tunisian counterpart Toussed Chahed, the works of the 21st session of the Algerian-Tunisian High Joint Commission. Upon his arrival at Tunis airport, [ More … ]
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday called on the international community to “assume its responsibilities and accelerate the settlement of the Saharawi issue under the aegis of the United Nations”, renewing his support for the [ More … ]
The official visit of Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Algeria has been postponed because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is “temporarily unavailable” due to “acute bronchitis,” said Monday the Presidency of the Republic in a communique. [ More … ]
Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Saturday called the Algerian people to go massively to the polls in the legislative elections of May 4. “As we are celebrating our country’s glorious history on this National Martyr [ More … ]
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal will represent President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the works of the 27th Africa-France Summit. The 27th. Africa-France summit will be held in Mali’s Bamako on Saturday under the [ More … ]
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