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Ferhat Mhenni visits French Senate as head of Kabyle government

Ferhat Mhenni, head of the Kabyle independence movement MAK, was invited to the French Senate in his capacity as head of the Kabyle government in exile. Mhenni and a delegation of key kabylie independence movement leaders were received by member of the French national assembly Valerie Boyer, of the Republicans (LR) party. They posed for […]

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

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 North Africa’s largest country, beset by the fall in oil prices threatening its fragile social peace. A report by the French Senate members said that 80-year old Bouteflika may surprise […]

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French Senate Report Accuses Algeria of Turning Blind Eye to Trafficking in Sahel

The French Senate issued recently a report accusing Algeria of complicity over a host of sorts of arms and goods trafficking in the Sahel and Saharan region. The report dubbed, Rethinking Public Development Aid in The Sahel, says Algeria turns a blind eye to arms trafficking originating from Libya and transiting through its territories to […]