Accusing 82-year-old Bouteflika of “tricks” to stay in power once his mandate ends, demonstrators rallied again on Friday
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It is not immediately clear why Alfredo Okenve has been arrested.
The head of Tanzania’s main opposition party on Friday condemned what he described as a climate of fear installed by a “police state” after he was…
She is backing endorsed opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera, who heads the Malawi Congress Party.
The NGO also questioned the military’s original motive for the operation
President Bouteflika withdraws from presidential race leaving the window open for younger candidates.
Deadly protests have rocked the country since December 19 after a government decision to triple the price of bread.
Friday’s protests will be a key test of whether the ailing president’s manoeuvre has dampened anger on the streets.
PM Mohamed Tahir Eila’s cabinet is the third such government formed in less than two years
Kenya and France are also negotiating a contract for 1.6 billion euros to improve a highway from Nairobi northwest to Mau