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Former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who died in the capital Algiers on Friday at the age of 84 was a man with “many lives” all of which presented him as a towering figure in Algeria’s recent political history.
Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has declared three days of national mourning beginning on Thursday after a number of citizens among civilians and soldiers perished in forest fires that ravaged several regions of the country, the presidency announced in a statement.
The fires that broke out on Monday in several regions of Algeria, notably in Tizi-Ouzou, caused multiple civilian and military casualties and significant material damage, especially in Upper Kabylie.
In a speech to the nation on Thursday, Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that he would proceed with a cabinet reshuffle within 48 hours.
Algeria is witnessing a downward spiral in cases of Covid-19 infections and has announced easing restrictions meant to contain the pandemic.
European Members of Parliament are calling for an investigation into humanitarian aid to the Polisario Front.
The death in Algiers on Monday of the influential Lieutenant-general Ahmed Gaid Salah, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of Staff of the National People’s Army (ANP), will not change much the army’s central role in the Algerian political landscape, indicates journalist and writer Adlene Meddi in this exclusive interview with APA.
Lieutenant-general Ahmed Gaid Salah of the Algerian army has died of a heart attack at the age of 79, the presidency in Algiers announced on Monday.
Algeria’s new president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who was elected with 58.13percent of the votes in the first round of the December 12 presidential election, has been sworn in at a public ceremony in Algiers, reports said on Thursday.
It became something of a surprise! Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former Prime minister of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika with neither a party, nor popularity or official supports was declared Algeria’s 11th president and after the contested “douzdouz” (12/12) referring to the polls taking place on the 12th day of the 12th month of the year, Algerian journalist and writer Chawki Amari exclusively retraces for the African Press Agency “The longest night of the shortest election”.