Algeria
Algeria: Second Ex-prime minister jailed in corruption sweep
Another former Algerian prime minister was jailed Thursday in an anti-corruption sweep — the second one in two days to be sent to prison in the North African nation while his case is being investigated….
Algeria: Presidential Election on July 4 Cancelled, Candidates Rejected
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s Constitutional Council on Sunday canceled the July 4 presidential election in this energy-rich North African country, plunged for months in a political crisis, after the two candidates — both unknowns…
Algeria: Victorious protesters want other officials out
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian protesters who succeeded in pushing out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika now want other key officials to leave too. Demonstrators are planning new nationwide protests Friday to call for the departure…
Algeria: Bouteflika will quit by April 28
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down before his fourth term ends on April 28, his office said Monday, as the ailing leader capitulated to growing calls for his resignation after…
Algeria: Thousands Rally in Algiers as Protest Leaders Tell Army to Stay Away
Algeria: Prime minister promises new government in days
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s new prime minister promised Thursday to create a government within days and to respond to the demands of protesting youth, a day before planned nationwide protests that could further crank…
Algeria: President Bouteflika abandons bid for 5th term amid protests
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s president of two decades abandoned his bid for a fifth term Monday following unprecedented protests over his fitness for office, but his simultaneous postponement of an election set for next…
Algeria: Several lawmakers of ruling FLN party resign
TUNIS (Reuters) – Several lawmakers of Algeria’s ruling FLN party have resigned to join mass anti-government protests, the private Ashourouq TV station said on Friday. No more details were immediately available. Protesters have been demonstrating…
Algeria: Lawyers, doctors join protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Lawyers and doctors joined protests against Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday, demanding to know who had signed off on a medical certificate for the hospitalized 82-year-old leader declaring him fit…