Bouteflika Flies to Switzerland for Medical Check-up as Cholera Spreads in Algeria

Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika flew to Switzerland for medical treatment in a context where cholera cases were found in the country. The medical trip has been described by angry Algerians on social media as an indication of a lack of trust in Algerian hospitals, which are struggling to contain the outbreak of cholera after […]

FAO Regional Conference for Africa to convene in Morocco next Spring

The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Africa will convene in Morocco next Spring. The FAO Regional Conference will be held in two parts: a virtual session for senior officials on March 27-29, which will address the technical aspects of food security and the transformation of agrifood systems in Africa, […]

Algeria: Former Premier warns of further troubled period due to current status quo

Former Algerian Premier Mouloud Hamrouche Saturday said he feared more for Algeria given the current status quo at the top of the country’s leadership which is unable to formulate suitable solutions to the economic crisis adding that the country needs a “clear national will” in order to recover from the current turmoil. Harmouche was speaking […]