Jun 12, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Source: Morocco World News Current assessments of the situation in Algeria by the Hirak (large scale demonstration) activists may be a little over-optimistic. The summer could see a concerted effort by the regime — nominally headed by acting head of state Abdelkader...
May 14, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Army Chief of Staff General Ahmed Gaïd Salah’s moves against opposition political parties in will only inflame the tensions between the army and the large scale weekly demonstrations The move to arrest former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s powerful younger...
Apr 17, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Sonatrach CEO Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour may be a next target of Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaïd Salah There has been speculation for some time as to what might happen to Sonatrach’s CEO, Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour, if Abdelaziz Bouteflika was replaced as president. Since Army...
Apr 3, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
For over a month the streets of Algiers and most of the country’s other towns and cities have been filled by hundreds of thousands – and in some cases millions – of demonstrators. They have been demanding an end to not only President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s...
Mar 20, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
With strong public protest against the Bouteflika regime, it is unclear what the future holds in store for Algeria Throughout March, many political parties, civil society associations, personalities and professional organisations called for mass demonstrations on...
Feb 22, 2019 | Algeria, Menas Associates
A Bouteflika fifth term could lead to widespread demonstrations and riots in Algeria While President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s announcement that he will contest the April 2019 election may have removed the suspense about a fifth term, there has also been a sense that it...
