Algerian president steps down after 20 years at army official’s urging
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after six weeks of massive nationwide protests aimed at pushing him and his much-criticized inner circle from power to create a real democracy in the gas-rich nation.
Algeria’s leader, ceding to protests, vows to step down by month’s end
It's unclear if the stunning move will appease the masses of protesters whose vociferous calls for Bouteflika and his cadre of loyalists to quit have expanded to demand an overhaul of the entire political system.
Algerians march against president in sixth week of nationwide protests
Algerians took to the streets by the millions for the sixth straight Friday of nationwide protests.
Algeria prime minister promises new government within days
Algeria has been facing mass protests calling for the nation's president to step down.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has landed at a military airport south of the capital and quickly departed in a convoy after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital.
Algeria’s ailing president said Sunday that if he wins a fifth term in April, he would promote political changes that his critics have demanded and call an early presidential election in which he would not run.
