The visit was marred by a boycott by French journalists angry that Le Monde and Canal-Plus had been denied Algerian visas because of their coverage of close associates of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the Panama Papers...
To little fanfare and amid speculation that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health has worsened again Algeria finally unveiled its new constitution...
That's why moves in recent months to consolidate President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's hold on power have surprised his many critics...
They became public following the incident still not satisfactorily explained when on 16 July explosions were heard near President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's residence in Zeralda (AC Vol 56 No 15 Southern discomfort)...
The attack on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's seaside residence has resulted in the dismissal of security officers judged responsible for compromising the safety of the head of state...
Details are scant but reports suggest that terrorists launched a rocket attack on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's seaside home at Zeralda outside Algiers at dawn on 16 July...
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has worked with some success to integrate zaouïas into his ruling coalition...
Algeria now has an even greater reputation for corruption than when President Abdelaziz Bouteflika took over in 1999...
From 24-27 February he was in Algiers to negotiate an oil and gas technical assistance agreement with the government of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika...
Yet despite budget cuts and security concerns the news from Algiers will continue to be dominated by 77-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's repeated hospitalisations and reported illness (AC Vol 55 No 12 Adrift in dangerous waters)...
Another candidate would have been Boumedienne's long-serving but then still young Minister of Foreign Affairs one Abdelaziz Bouteflika...