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Bouteflika reclaims Gaid Salah's spies

The August 22 sacking of DCSA army security directorate chief Lakhdar Tireche has again shaken up a security apparatus which [...]

Published on 23.08.2018 at 03:30 GMT

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelghani Hamel
Ahmed Gaid Salah
Athmane "Bechir" Tartag
Benmiloud Athmane
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Lakhdar Tireche
Nouba Menad

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Bouteflika bids for fifth mandate by default

It is by no means sure that the El Alia Cemetery's "martyrs' square" was the right place to organise the reappearance of an Abdelaziz Bouteflika looking more ghostlike than ever on November 1. But, in the absence of an alternative, [.

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the El Alia Cemetery’s “martyrs’ square” on November 1.

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Bouteflika manœuvres against Ahmed Gaid Salah

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who returned to Algiers on November 15 after eight days in hospital in Grenoble, France, can now resume his manoeuvres against chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah, a former ally who has now become an encumbrance to [.

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The race to succeed Gaid Salah hots up again

The manoeuvring to prepare for the succession of Abdelaziz Bouteflika has calmed down for the summer but the same is not the case in the National Popular Army (ANP), where chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah has been tipped for [.

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Saâdani pays for his losing bet on Gaïd Salah

FLN secretary general Amar Saâdani is striving to win back the favours of Abdelaziz Bouteflika. But the Algerian president’s brother, Saïd Bouteflika, is still determined to have the scalp of the man he suspects is a supporter of army head [.

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Bouteflika’s next target - Ahmed Gaïd Salah ?

It was the logical conclusion of the sacking of Mohamed "Toufik" Médiene in September. The DRS intelligence and security department he headed has been turned into the DSS security services directorate, thus rebuilding the country’s power structure around Abdelaziz Bouteflika [.

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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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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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Bouteflika weighs up election options

Abdelaziz Bouteflika's surprise cabinet reshuffle and security purge last week (MC 1077) has given the scandal-dogged presidential clan the opportunity to put itself centre-stage in the lead-up to the presidential elections next year. That the president will have a hand [.

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Bouteflika triggers vast security shakeup

On the defensive for months (MC 1061), president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s clan headed by his brother Said has embarked on a drive to curb the powers of the country’s security establishment. Their determination lies behind sudden changes at the intelligence and [.

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