Tag: Bouteflika

Algeria: Amnesty Calls for Immediate Release of Activist Hadj Ghermoul

February 8, 2019

Amnesty International denounced on Thursday the conviction of Algerian activist, Hadj Ghermoul, to six months in prison and a fine for posting a Facebook photo ... Read More

Algeria: Bouteflika, unable to govern for fifth term – Islamist opposition

February 7, 2019

Algeria’s main Islamist opposition party Wednesday said incumbent President proposed by the ruling coalition to run for April Presidential elections for a fifth term in ... Read More

Outcry in Algeria as Ailing President Braces to Run for Fifth Term

May 28, 2018

Prominent Algerian politicians and intellectuals expressed outcry as the Algerian regime prepares a fifth term for ailing Algerian President Bouteflika who is confined to a ... Read More

Algeria: Ailing President Bouteflika Set to Run for Fifth Term

November 19, 2017

As ridicule never killed anyone, ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not quit the Algerian Presidency after his fourth term. Despite his health condition, which has confined ... Read More

Bouteflika Playing his Little Game of Musical Chairs again with Prime Ministers

August 16, 2017

Abdelmajid Tebboune, who was still called the new Prime Minister of Algeria, was fired Tuesday, less than three months after he took office. The decision ... Read More

French Senate Report Deems Bouteflika Poised to Run for 5th Term

August 1, 2017

Algeria’s ailing president whose public appearances are a thing of the past is said to be bracing for a fifth term at the Presidency of ... Read More

Former Algerian Minister Warns of Looming State Collapse in 2019

May 23, 2017

The combustible material is piling up in Algeria, which has become a tinderbox waiting to explode as the country finds itself in a situation reminiscent ... Read More

International Policy Digest Draws Grim Prospects for Algeria

May 13, 2017

“Can Algeria be saved?” wonders the International Policy Digest, which rang the alarm bell concerning Algeria’s explosive mix: regime opacity, ailing economy, dwindling oil revenues, ... Read More

The Spectre of Voter Apathy Haunts Algeria’s Parliamentary Elections

April 24, 2017

As Algeria braces for Parliamentary elections on May 4, 2017, the FLN-led government sees the upcoming polls as a means to keep the political status ... Read More

Germany, Tunisia Reach Deal to Fast-track Repatriation of Rejected Asylum Seekers

March 6, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that an agreement has been sealed with Tunisian authorities to speed up the process of repatriating the Tunisians who failed ... Read More