Algerian lawmakers on Tuesday named upper house speaker Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president, state television reported, following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the face of mass protests. The move by parliament follows constitutional rules but goes against the demands of demonstrators, who have pushed for Bensalah and other top ...
Algerians were gathering Friday for the first mass protests since the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a key test of whether the momentum for reform can be maintained. Activists took to social media calling for “joyful demonstrations” to “peacefully bring down a dictatorial regime”. Opponents of the old ...
