Thousands of protesters gathered Friday in the center of the Algerian capital chanting slogans against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s re-election bid, AFP journalists said. Waving Algeria’s green-white-red flag, waves of men and women converged on the city’s landmark Grand Post Office square, as youths staged a peaceful march.
Algeria’s army chief on Tuesday pledged to guarantee the country’s security following mass demonstrations against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in office. General Ahmad Gaid Salah also criticized those who he said “want to take (Algeria) back” to the dark years of civil war, in a ...
