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Category: Algeria
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 ... Read More
Washington & EU Support Algerian People’s Right to Protest
The United States and the European Union have called on the Algerian authorities to respect the rights of Algerian people to peaceful protest, freedom of ... Read More
Infirm Bouteflika seeks presidency for life or an exit on his own terms
As was expected, ailing president Bouteflika announced in a letter that he will succeed himself for a fifth term, but promised early elections within a ... Read More
Bouteflika sends his candidacy, commits to organize early presidential elections & to quit
Abdelaziz Bouteflika's campaign director, Sunday evening presented to the Constitutional Council the incumbent president's candidacy for a fifth term, only few hours before the deadline ... Read More
Algeria’s social peace crumbles under dim political and economic prospects
Protests are growing against a fifth term for ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. So far, one protester was killed and dozens were injured in clashes with ... Read More
The wall of fear shuttered in Algeria as protests continue to grow
Thousands took to the streets of Algeria on Friday to vent their anger at the perceived disrespect shown to them by the ruling elites as ... Read More
Algeria: Amnesty Condemns Use of Excessive Force against Peaceful Demonstrations
Algerian security forces must stop using excessive or unnecessary force to disperse peaceful demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in office, ... Read More
Algerian Prime Minister Warns Protesters of Syrian Scenario
As popular protest build up across Algeria against a fifth term for ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, some voices within the regime are invoking the Syrian ... Read More
France-Algeria: Macron summons his envoy to Algiers for consultation
French envoy to Algeria made Wednesday a swift and secret to and fro trip to Paris at the demand of President Emmanuel Macron as Paris ... Read More
Some €2.5 million worth of humanitarian aid disappeared again in Tindouf
The embezzlement of humanitarian assistance is seemingly an enduring phenomenon in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps although the populations sequestrated there are in dire need of ... Read More