Nov 21, 2018 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Last week’s unexpected resignation of Djamel Ould Abbès as the ruling Front de Libération Nationale’s (FLN’s) Secretary-General — whether he is genuinely ill or was pushed out — makes a fifth term for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika even more uncertain. It has been...
Oct 25, 2018 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Algeria’s trend of targeting journalists is worrying. France-based blogger Amir Boukers, an Algerian who writes the Facebook blog under the hashtag name of AmarDZ, came under vicious attack from Anis Rahmani’s Arab-language Ennahar channel. Those suspected of helping...
Sep 9, 2018 | Algeria, Menas Associates
There has been considerable media speculation over a likely cabinet reshuffle in the autumn, with even the replacement of Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia being given serious discussion. But in light of the recent and extensive changes in the security forces, the general...
Jul 31, 2018 | Algeria, Menas Associates
In this month’s edition of Algeria Focus our lead consultant analyses the implications that Algeria will face over the coming months following the on-going changes which began with the ‘cocainegate’ scandal. General Ahmed Gaïd Salah’s intervention in...
Jul 20, 2018 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Army Chief of Staff General Ahmed Gaïd Salah continues to strengthen his position in both the army and the country. This week he moved to rid the parity that existed between army and gendarmerie ranks by reducing ranking levels in the gendarmerie. For example, there...
Jun 30, 2018 | Algeria, Menas Associates
To read the full forecast in pdf format please fill out this form: Phone First Name Last Name Email Below is a short snippet from the longer version of our Algeria Q3 Forecast: Domestic politics and policy As we forecast for Q2, two issues — the presidential...
