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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...

(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...

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...

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,...