Algeria

Islamist violence and Kabyle protests continue, while Algerian militants feature large in the United States' 'war against terrorism'. Yet President Abdelaziz Bouteflika can feel more secure than ever...

The Islamist vote at the legislative elections on 30 May will show whether President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has really transformed Algerian politics. Until the last minute, many electors were...

Algeria's progress against the Islamist underground was confirmed by the killing last month of Antar Zouabri, the leader of the Groupe Islamique Armé. This was a coup for...

In a watershed vote on 15 January, the French parliament declared 19 March a day of commemoration of the victims of the Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian independence struggles....

Floods made large parts of Algiers a sea of mud on 10 November. They were a nightmare for ordinary citizens, many of whom dug out neighbours with their...

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has again threatened to resign as Kabyle protests mobilise hundreds of thousands of demonstrators and rival power-brokers enfeeble his presidency.

Whatever President Abdelaziz Bouteflika may have achieved during two years in office, it is not peace. Violence continues, involving the Groupe Islamique Armée (GIA) and the Groupe Salafiste...

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the veteran statesman, stands proud on the international stage. At home, though, he may not have escaped the shackles of the military establishment which put...

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has taken a lead in wooing new partnerships in the Middle East and Africa and his senior officials are following up to secure lucrative deals.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has consolidated his power, exploiting the public's longing for peace to give substance to his presidency (AC Vol 41 No 4). However, an upsurge in Islamist...