First Independent Mena Newspaper
Several civil society representatives called, on Monday in Rabat, for the opening of an immediate international investigation on the human rights violations committed by the Polisario in Tindouf camps, southern Algeria. In the final statement issued after their meeting organized by “SOS Tindouf camps” NGO, participants urged regional and international human rights advocates to condemn […]
For 43 years, Algeria has relegated a part of its territory to a ruthless separatist militia taking thousands of Sahraouis hostage, denying them basic rights and liberties including the freedom of movement and the right to return to their homeland, a documentary conducted by Spanish investigative journalist Patricia Medjidi Juez showed. The documentary, dubbed From […]
Violent clashes occurred Saturday evening within the Polisario-run Tindouf camps. The confrontations opposed members of two factions of the Rguibat tribe, causing serious material damage. The violent clashes in the so-called “Smara” camp opposed Ahl Lahcen Ouhmad and Oulad Moussa factions of the Rguibat tribe. According to concordant sources and videos relayed on social networks, […]
Algzeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has set July 4 for new presidential elections, the state-run news agency APS reported. The Wednesday decision came in the first decree by Bensalah who took over from Abdelaziz Bouteflika Tuesday as Interim President following a confirmation by the Parliament. Algerians were to go to polls on April 18 but […]
The Algerian Parliament Tuesday elected leader of the upper chamber of the Parliament as the country’s interim President for 90 days in replacement of Abdelaziz Bouteflika who stepped down one week ago. Both chambers of the Algerian Parliament met Tuesday to elect an interim President to fill in the vacuum left by ailing Bouteflika who […]
The Algerian Parliament will elect on Tuesday an Interim President after longtime ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down last week. The Tuesday meeting will be headed by Abdelkader Bensalah, the current chairman of the upper house, state-run APS news agency said. Per the constitution, the two chambers of the assembly will formally confirm vacancy of the […]
A Polisario official defected to Morocco surrendering his arm on the defense wall near Smara, Le 360.ma reported few days after a similar defection by a senior separatist leader. The increase in defections is reflective of a weakening of the corruption and inhumane living conditions. The unrest in Algiers and the indifference to the separatist […]
Long ruling Bouteflika has stepped down after popular protests leaving behind him an embattled economy vulnerable to international oil prices. After years of unsustainable spending, Algeria’s foreign exchange reserve shrunk to cover only four years of imports making it difficult to sustain a generous subsidy system that has bought peace at the expense of financial […]
Algerian security authorities have put under house arrest the two brothers of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as part of a clean-up of the regime that ruled the country for two decades, El Watan reports. Saïd Bouteflika and Abderrahim aka Nacer have seen their actions and movements restricted, according to the local media. The reports came following […]
Algeria has shown reluctancy to support its southern neighbors in their joint efforts to counter terrorism through the G5 force, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a recent study. Algeria “has shown itself willing to export security threats to Mali to secure its own territory and safeguard its oil and gas exploitation sites,” […]