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The fate of the Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah is sparking all sorts of speculation considering the ongoing row that has emerged between him and military chief General Gaid Salah.  All initiatives launched by Bensalah aimed at bringing an end the current...

Even before the official start date of the Hirak protest movement on 22 February 2019, the Algerian military experienced a purge at the leadership level that has been further accelerated by the political upheaval in Algiers.  The cleansing operation performed among...

Algiers, Aug 23, 2019 - Algerians on Friday were back on the streets demanding an overhaul of the political system as the country's protest movement entered a seventh month with no let-up in sight. Crowds of demonstrators who thronged the capital and key cities across...

By deploying troops and sealing borders to try to quell ethnic clashes in eastern Chad, President Idriss Deby risks worsening tensions and economic fallout in a region that is already trigger-sensitive, analysts say. Deby on Monday announced the deployment of 5,000...