Tag: Bouteflika
Bouteflika quits
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to six weeks of largely peaceful mass protests driven by youth and pressure from the...
Algeria’s Bouteflika – revolutionary to recluse
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, expected to resign this month after resisting weeks of protests, established himself by ending a ruinous civil war but came...
Bouteflika to leave before term ends – media
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate ends on April 28, state news agency APS said, bowing to weeks of mass protests...
Media speculates on Bouteflika resignation
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika might resign this week, private Ennahar and El Bilad TV channels said, after mass protests and pressure from the army...
UN wants democratic transition in Algeria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Algeria, where weeks of protests pushed for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to...
More calls for Bouteflika to quit
Algeria’s largest union and an influential party back an army call for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit in a managed exit plan rejected by...
Bouteflika protests continue
About 2,000 people rallied in central Algiers calling for the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and keeping up the pressure after weeks of protests...
Top Algerian general wants Bouteflika declared unfit for office
Algeria’s powerful military chief of staff called for a constitutional move that would see President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika declared unfit for office following weeks...
Bouteflika defies protesters
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika again defied mass protests calling for his immediate resignation, insisting on a plan to elect a successor only after a...
New group adds its voice to Bouteflika stand down calls
A new Algerian group headed by political leaders, opposition figures and activists called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down at the end of...
Algerians protest for quick change after Bouteflika concessions
Thousands protested across Algeria demanding immediate political changes a day after ailing President Abelaziz Bouteflika abandoned his bid for a fifth term in power...
Bouteflika abandons re-election bid
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika abandoned his bid for a fifth term in power, bowing to weeks of mass demonstrations against his 20-year rule by...
Bouteflika warns protesters
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika issued his first warning to protesters who have taken to the streets in thousands to demand an end to his...
Algerian war veterans want Bouteflika out
Algerian war veterans said protesters demanding ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down had legitimate concerns and urged all citizens to demonstrate another sign of...
Algerian students defy Bouteflika
Students determined to continue Algeria’s biggest anti-government protests in years boycotted classes to denounce an offer by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika not to serve a...
More anti-government protests in Algeria
Anti-government protests resumed in Algeria as thousands gathered in the capital and elsewhere to demand President Abdelaziz Bouteflika drop plans to stand for a...
Bouteflika to seek re-election
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will submit his official application to seek re-election on March 3, his campaign manager said, despite protests against the move.
“It...
Teargas used to disperse Algerian protesters
Algerian police fired teargas to disperse demonstrators on a third straight day of political protest against plans for rarely seen President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to...
Algerian generals dismissed
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has dismissed generals to tighten his grip on power ahead of him possibly seeking re-election next year to...
Algeria’s Bouteflika urges spending cuts, warns on foreign debt
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika ordered his government to keep reducing imports and to rationalise spending to cope with a sharp fall in...
Merkel cancels Algeria visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel cancelled a visit to Algeria because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is unable to hold their meeting due to bronchitis,...
Algeria’s Bouteflika makes rare appearance after call for early polls
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika made a rare public appearance on Thursday to inaugurate a conference centre, touring the site in a wheelchair.
Since...
Algeria president had health checks in France-report
Algeria's 74-year-old president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, travelled to France earlier this month for a week-long medical check up and is now back in...
