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Ahmed Gaid Salah puts his own people in the embassy

Interim president Abdelkader Bensalah, under the direction of army chief [...]

Published on 29/08/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Abdallah Baali
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelkader Bensalah
Abdelkader Mesdoua
Ahmed Gaid Salah
Ali Bendaoud
Athmane Tartag
Dalil Boubakeur
Directorate General of Documentation and External Security
Directorate of Internal Security
Mohamed Kebir Addou
Said Moussi
Tarek Amirat

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Intelligence: Ahmed Gaid Salah recreates his own "DRS"

Army chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah is manoeuvring furiously to strengthen his hold over post-Bouteflika Algeria. He has set about turning the Army Central Security Directorate, the DCSA, into an all-powerful intelligence service comparable to the former Intelligence and [.

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A rejuvenated security team for the post-Bouteflika era

The security shake-up carried out by Abdelaziz Bouteflika will enable him - and his successor when he hands over power - to make use of a completely new security high command. This promises to be useful at a time when [.

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Turf battles sap DRS intelligence agency

The assassination of French national Herve Gourdel by the Jihadi group Jund Al Khalifa on Sept. 24 came just as Algeria’s security services felt particularly worn down by clashes between the clan of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and allies of Mohamed [.

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Bouteflika’s new ballot: a play in 3 acts

Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s camp has hatched a neat scenario to get their champion re-elected in April and see him through the first months following his victory. On condition everything goes as planned. The first act will unfold around March 15.

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Who will run Bouteflika's campaign?

Abdelaziz Bouteflika wants would-be challengers to emerge from the woodworks before officially announcing his intention to stand for a fourth term in next April’s presidential elections. But he’s already weighing his choice of a campaign director, a highly strategic job.

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Ali Bendaoud makes comeback to oversee smooth transition

Appointed by official presidential decree on March 16, Ali Bendaoud, [...]

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelkader Bensalah
Abdelkader Mesdoua
Ahmed Gaid Salah
Ali Bendaoud
Athmane Tartag
Dalil Boubakeur
Directorate General of Documentation and External Security
Directorate of Internal Security
Mohamed Kebir Addou
Said Moussi
Tarek Amirat

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Algeria
Ahmed Gaid Salah puts his own people in the embassy

Spotlight | Algeria
Intelligence: Ahmed Gaid Salah recreates his own "DRS"

Spotlight | Algeria
A rejuvenated security team for the post-Bouteflika era

Spotlight | Algeria
Turf battles sap DRS intelligence agency

Spotlight | Algeria
Bouteflika’s new ballot: a play in 3 acts

Spotlight | Algeria
Who will run Bouteflika's campaign?