Tag: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Ex-Algerian leader Bouteflika is dead
His death comes more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army.
Ailing President Bouteflika of Algeria set to resign
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is preparing to announce his resignation in accordance with article 102 of the constitution, Ennahar TV…
Algeria: Protester dies in anti-government march
An Algerian protester died in a mass march against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in office, a…
Algerian President Bouteflika, 81 years old, seeks re-election
Algeria’s ruling party FLN has picked President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as its candidate for the April 18 presidential election, party leader…
Algeria to expel 105 Malians
Algeria has concluded plans to expel 105 Malians for being members of the Ansar Eddine militant group, an official source…
Algerian press says Bouteflika ‘flunked’ inauguration exam
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika “flunked” a test of his oral skills at his inauguration, newspapers said Tuesday, raising doubts about…
Algeria: Wheelchair bound Bouteflika sworn-in for 4th term
Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sworn in as Algeria’s president for a fourth term Monday, in a televised ceremony after his re-election…
11 soldiers killed, 14 wounded in Algeria attack
Eleven Algerian soldiers were killed and 14 wounded when they fell into an ambush in the restive Kabylie region east…
A lesson from Algiers: Stemming youth brain drain
ALGIERS(AFP) – They fled Algeria to escape the violence ravaging the country in the 1990s, but now more and more…
In Algeria, Bouteflika rallies voters, opponents smell fraud
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika urged Algerians to defy boycott calls and vote in Thursday’s election, as his rival Ali Benflis said…
Ailing Algerian leader eyes 4th term in office
.Bouteflika says he is hearkening to the people’s wish Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said Saturday his ailing health does not…