First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Algerian military hierarchy finds itself on Thursday, December 12, confronted to a serious test, that of a boycott of the presidential election, at a time it made of this election its number one priority. The army has wholly committed itself to the polls, but without involving the Algerian people. It is gambling its credibility. […]
Thirteen high ranking military officers have been arrested in Algeria at the orders of the army chief of staff Gaid Salah over alleged contact and support for retired army general Ali Ghediri who became last month the first figure in the country to announce his plans to run for April 2019 presidential elections. Local media […]