Spotlight | Algeria
Ahmed Gaid Salah plays his last cards against the hirak

A protest in Algiers, September 10.
A protest in Algiers, September 10. © Reuters
"Forward march and goose step!" In effect, that is the order given by army chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah to the Bensalah government. It has the job of organising a presidential election before the end of 2019 and thus [...]
Published on 12.09.2019 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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