Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front party has elected businessman Mohamed Djemai as its new leader, state television said on Tuesday, a month after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit in the face of mass protests.
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Hundreds of protesters headed to Central Algiers on Friday, the 10th consecutive week of demonstrations, as they seek radical change to Algeria’s government.
Young people are leading a people’s revolution in Algeria and Sudan. Both developments remind us forcefully of the wages of mis-governance, the power of the people to seize control of their own destiny, and the role that the youth can play in a country’s development process. It is encouraging to see that in both countries, we are witnessing the triumph of the people’s will. In Algeria and Sudan, it is Arab Spring (or Winter?) all over, with the people saying No to Repression, No to Dictatorship, No to the abuse of power.
Algeria will hold presidential election on July 4, the interim presidency on Wednesday said after weeks of mass protests led to the resignation of long-serving leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Hundreds of Algerians on Tuesday took to the streets to protest against interim President, Abdelkader Bensalah, who replaced long-serving leader, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Algeria’s parliament on Tuesday appointed its Upper House Chairman, Abdelkader Bensalah, as interim president following the resignation of ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of mass demonstrations against his rule.
The source, who declined to be identified, said on Thursday that Macron had proposed “concrete measures” over the situation in Mali.