Tag: Djamel Ould Abbes

Algeria: Frail President flies to Switzerland for medical checkup

KanelkaTagba

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva Monday for medical ‘routine’ checkup which he has been regularly going through since suffering a stroke in 2013. The checkup announced by the state-run APS takes place Read more

Algeria: Crash of Military Plane Confirms Algiers’ Involvement in Sahara Conflict

Jaber Ali

Algerian authorities have always denied being involved in the Sahara issue, claiming that this conflict is between the Polisario separatist group and neighboring Morocco. Yet, the latest crash of an Algerian military plane, killing 257 soldiers including 30 Polisario fighters, Read more