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Algeria intensifies crackdown on dissidents abroad

After quelling peaceful dissent at home, the Algerian military regime multiplied attempts to silence dissidents in exile using intimidation, kidnapping attempts, and harassment. Earlier this month, three prominent opinion makers Amir DZ, Anouar Malek, and Abdou Semmar all suffered intimidation by the government in a vain attempt to silence them. They have been active on […]

Exxon Mobil plans $10bln investment in Nigeria

Hydrocarbons giant Exxon Mobil plans to invest 10 billion dollars in Nigeria’s offshore oil, a spokesman for Nigeria’s presidency said. The investment was discussed by Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and the CEO of Exxon’s Nigeria operations Shane Harris on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, presidential spokesperson Stanley Nkwocha said […]

Bouteflika suffers ‘permanent threat to life’, say Swiss doctors

Infirm Algerian President Bouteflika, who applied to run for a fifth term from a hospital in Geneva, is facing a permanent threat to life, his Swiss doctors told the media. A medical source speaking anonymously told Swiss paper La Tribune that the president is facing a permanent risk of lung infection due to his frail […]