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Algeria: Expect unprecedented purge of the Bouteflika clan, as Algerians seeks to uproot the “deep state”
By Arezki Daoud: 2 April 2019: For now, all of the named individuals and companies listed here are innocent of any criminal wrongdoing. Investigations have just begun. However, suspected of corruption and illegal transfer of capital abroad, 12 businessmen are under...
Algeria: Bouteflika to resign this month, in a sketchy transition period likely to keep protests going
By Arezki Daoud - April 1, 2019: No, this is not an April fools' prank, the battered President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika will finally resign this month, before the end of his term on April 28 according to a statement released by the presidency. The statement...
Algeria: Bouteflika backer and businessman Ali Haddad arrested
Algiers, March 31, 2019 - Ali Haddad, one of Algeria's top businessmen and a backer of ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was arrested as he tried to cross into Tunisia, an Algerian security source said Sunday. Haddad, who Forbes magazine describes as one of...
Algeria: New Algerian government cabinet will fail to ease political tension
Photo: New protests in the capital Algiers after announcement of new government cabinet. Algiers, March 31, 2019 - Protest-hit Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday named a new government headed by recently appointed Noureddine Bedoui, a statement from the...
Algeria: Private jets banned from flying out of Algeria, amid reports of arrest of pro Bouteflika businessman Ali Haddad
Algiers, March 31, 2019 - Algeria, which has been hit by weeks of anti-government protests, on Sunday banned all private aircraft from taking off or landing until the end of the month. In a NOTAM, or notice to airmen, aviation authorities said the ban prohibiting...
Algeria: Opposition sees the General’s call for impeachment of president as a ploy to maintain regime
By Arezki Daoud - 26 March 2019: Army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah made a stunning recommendation today (March 26) when he said impeaching the president may be the best option left to keep the country stable. His statement came a day after several operatives of the current...
Algeria: Central Bank seeks to appease growing public fear over capital flight as political crisis persists
There has been growing public fear over regime operatives moving money from Algeria to foreign banks. Rumors have been circulating that several businessmen tied to the regime, including the Kouninef brothers, have contracted multi-million dollar loans over the past...
Algeria: Media campaign against financial backers of Bouteflika: the Kouninef brothers
The North Africa Journal - 26 March 2019: The Kouninef brothers have been the focal point of several influential newspapers and have been under attack by social media commentators for their alleged strong ties and support of the Bouteflika regime. The Kouninef family...
Algeria: General Gaid Salah proposes impeachment of Bouteflika as a way out of the crisis
March 26, 2019 - Algeria's army chief called Tuesday for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit to govern, following weeks of mass protests demanding the ailing leader step down after two decades in power. The move would potentially clear the way for...
The Algerian crisis: Are we seeing the end of the tunnel?
(Photo: some highly criticized regime operatives, including Sidi Said (center with no suit), the disgraced head of labor union UGTA, and Ali Haddad (right with no suit), the head of corporate lobby group FCE) By Arezki Daoud - 21 March 2019: The Algerian political...
Algeria: Petroleum sector facing uncertainty as political crisis escalates
By Arezki Daoud - 21 March 2019: Echoing the positions of many of the foreign companies operating in Algeria, peaking with Exxon Mobil halting talks with Sonatrach on the American company’s involvement in a gas project, oil analyst Julian Lee wrote in Bloomberg that...
Algeria: Exxon-Sonatrach talks on gas project stall as political crisis in Algeria deepens and fate of Sonatrach CEO at risk
The North Africa Journal - 20 March 2019: US oil firm Exxon Mobil suspended discussions with Algeria’s state-own Sonatrach on a natural gas development project, according to Reuters. The decision seems to be motivated by what is happening in Algeria with its mass...
Algeria: After major protests, all eyes on the regime
Algiers, March 16, 2019 - Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters have dismissed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's promise not to seek a fifth term -- but what are those in power likely to do next? Bouteflika has proposed a "national conference" to carry out reforms...
Another day of protest in Algeria
Algiers, March 13, 2019 - Hundreds of school teachers and students protested in the Algerian capital on Wednesday amid fears that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika plans to extend his two-decade rule. In a surprise announcement Monday, the ailing 82-year-old said he...
Algeria: Regime clings to power, gives minor concessions to Algeria people
Algiers, March 12, 2019 - Thousands of protesters returned to Algeria's streets Tuesday after jubilation over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's vow not to seek re-election gave way to fears of a plot to prolong his two-decade rule. In a surprise announcement Monday,...
Algeria: Despite announcing a pull out from presidential race and postponement of elections, Bouteflika is going nowhere
Algeria's presidential message that Bouteflika is pulling out from the presidential race is 3/4th victory for protesters, one fourth no so. Bouteflika says he will not run and elections are postponed, but no other person has been appointed to manage the transition. So...
Algeria protests shift to the next phase of nationwide strike, as regime ponders what to do
(Audio version above, on iTunes, and on Android, on YouTube, or download MP3) - Opinion by Arezki Daoud: 10 March 2019: The Algerian popular uprising appears to have reached its next phase. After millions took to the streets across Algerian cities, and continue to...
Egypt’s Sisi frightened by Algerian protests, warns his people to not dare
Cairo, March 10, 2019 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Sunday against the dangers of protesting, in the wake of widespread demonstrations in Algeria and neighbouring Sudan. Sisi, who regularly evokes political stability to draw foreign investment, said...
Franco-Algerians protest against Bouteflika
Paris, March 10, 2019 - Thousands of Algerian-origin protesters demonstrated in Paris and other cities around France on Sunday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, calling on him not to seek another term in office. Several thousand gathered for the second weekend...
Algeria: Court releases blogger Merzoug Touati
Algiers, March 4, 2019 (AFP) - An Algerian court ordered a blogger released on time served Monday after finding him guilty of colluding with a foreign power at a retrial, his lawyer said. Merzoug Touati, 30, has been through a roller-coaster legal process since he was...
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