Algeria, where legislative elections are to be held on Thursday, has major oil and gas reserves but faces a financial crisis due to the collapse in oil prices. The country has been led since 1999 by Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was re-elected to a fourth term in 2014 despite severe health problems. Algeria became a French … Read more
Campaigning for Algeria’s May 4 elections got off to a muted start Sunday, with the public showing little interest in the poll despite government efforts to persuade disillusioned voters to participate. Over the coming three weeks, 12,000 candidates will compete for 462 seats in the People’s National Assembly, with 23 million Algerians registered to vote. … Read more
The president of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika has designated the Speaker of the People’s National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) Dr Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa to represent him in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Ghana’s independence which will take place in Accra (Ghana) on Monday, March 6. This was confirmed in a communiqué issued … Read more