What next for Algeria after Bouteflika resignation?
Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s sudden resignation as Algeria’s President has left pressing questions about the future of the oil-rich North African state. The country has never seen anything like this since gaining independence from France in 1962 after a bitter liberation war. ends intro Senate Speaker Abdelkader Bensalah becomes interim Algerian leader until elections that must come […]
Celebrations in Algeria as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika steps down
Thousands of Algerians – many of them with their children – have taken to the streets to celebrate the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. They are saying if they can achieve this in six weeks of demonstrations, they’ll secure a radical change of government in the oil-rich North African State. ends intro Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation […]