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Algeria
Tebboune reliving Bouteflika downfall, Chengriha already making plans

The weakened physical and electoral state of Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune could work out just fine for his chief of army staff, as long as his term is not cut off too soon. [...]

Published on 05/11/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Tebboune-Chengriha rift behind Chouiter's sacking

The dismissal of military intelligence chief General Abdelaziz Nouiouet Chouiter is one of the tell-tale signs that not everything is going smoothly between the head of the Algerian army and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as is also the case with the Foreign Affairs Minister.

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Algerian military Chief of Staff Said Chengriha in Paris, 24 January 2023.

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Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

The Algeria presidential advisor on foreign affairs Abdelhafid Allahoum has not been carrying out his duties since mid-October, according to our information. He is expected to soon take up the post of ambassador in Budapest.

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Algeria
Tebboune seeks to breathe new life into the privatisation of public banks

The privatisation of state-owned banks, which was a real headache during the Bouteflika era, is back on the agenda for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

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Algeria
Tebboune strives to boost Oran Mediterranean Games

The next Mediterranean Games, to be held in Oran, have already been postponed because of COVID by one year to June 2022, and President Tebboune is pushing to move things forward. The organising committee has already attributed the drug testing bid but there is much left to do.

Subscribers only Politics 03.01.2022

Algeria
Army chief Chengriha calls for task force to draw up crisis exit strategy

Record numbers of voters stayed away from the 12 June general election, putting paid to Abdelmadjid Tebboune's rescue plans. Now army chief of staff Saïd Chengriha has instructed Gen Abdelaziz Medjahed to set up a committee of experts to deliver new proposals.

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Major General Said Chengriha, Algerian National People's Army chief of staff.

Algeria
Chengriha brings generals into the fold with Tebboune still out of action

Army chief of staff Chengriha wants to bring back retired senior officers banned by his predecessor Ahmed Gaïd Salah and nip in the bud any dissent within the ranks arising from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's prolonged absence.

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How Abu Dhabi calmed African countries' protests over its visa freeze

The United Arab Emirates' introduction of a surprise freeze on visas for the citizens of 13 countries, five of them African (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Kenya and Somalia), on 18 November provoked a wave of protest.

Free access Diplomacy 22.12.2020

Algeria
Politically ailing Tebboune plans return to business after Covid infection

The Algerian head of state Abdelmadjid Tebboune is planning to reshuffle his government and shake up the political calendar in a bid to get back in the saddle after more than a month in a German hospital.

Subscribers only Politics 03.12.2020

Algeria
Tebboune clan fears 'medical coup' as president convalesces in Germany

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's entourage has been unsuccessful in having him brought home from Germany where he is being treated for a severe case of Covid-19.

Subscribers only Politics 18.11.2020

Algeria
Bouteflika's Great Mosque is inaugurated without Tebboune, without the public and without women

Déjà plombée par l'absence du président Abdelmadjid Tebboune, l'inauguration de la Grande mosquée d'Alger, le 28 octobre, s'est aussi faite... sans la moindre présence féminine.

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The Great Mosque in Algiers was inaugurated on 28 October 2020.

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President Tebboune flown to Cologne by private French air ambulance

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who has already tested positive for Covid-19, arrived on October 28 at 9 pm local time at [...]

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Algeria
Abdelaziz Khellaf, the post-Covid recovery supremo

The launch of the post-Covid-19 recover plan will give Abdellaziz Khellaf a chance to enhance his influence at Mouradia Palace.

Subscribers only Politics 22.10.2020

Algeria
President's office clips wings of mediator Karim Younes

Karim Younes, who was appointed ombudsman of the Republic in February to defuse popular unrest, has no say in the appointment of his local delegates, many of whom are supporters of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2020

Algeria
Chengriha involves DSI in politics

Army chief of staff Saïd Chengriha is not waiting for the intelligence services to be reformed to place military intelligence [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.03.2020

Spotlight | Algeria
Abdelmadjid Tebboune enters troubled waters

What with an economy on its knees and a resurgent Hirak protest movement, Abdelmadjid Tebboune is entering the trickiest phase of his presidency since he was elected in December. The head of state lacks the leverage needed to deal with [.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Algeria
Tebboune reliving Bouteflika downfall, Chengriha already making plans

Algeria
Tebboune-Chengriha rift behind Chouiter's sacking

Algeria
Abdelhafid Allahoum tipped as Budapest ambassador

Algeria
Tebboune seeks to breathe new life into the privatisation of public banks

Algeria
Tebboune strives to boost Oran Mediterranean Games

Algeria
Army chief Chengriha calls for task force to draw up crisis exit strategy

Algeria
Chengriha brings generals into the fold with Tebboune still out of action

Africa, UAE
How Abu Dhabi calmed African countries' protests over its visa freeze

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Politically ailing Tebboune plans return to business after Covid infection

Algeria
Tebboune clan fears 'medical coup' as president convalesces in Germany

Algeria
Bouteflika's Great Mosque is inaugurated without Tebboune, without the public and without women

Algeria
President Tebboune flown to Cologne by private French air ambulance

Algeria
Abdelaziz Khellaf, the post-Covid recovery supremo

Algeria
President's office clips wings of mediator Karim Younes

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Chengriha involves DSI in politics

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