Vol 38 No 25 | ALGERIAMOROCCO Rule by authority 19th December 1997 The latest elections haven't changed the Maghreb governments' absolutist methods For all their differences, the rulers of the two big Maghreb neighbours share some important traits. They fear Islamist revolutionaries and are offering a small share of power...
Vol 38 No 14 | ALGERIA Chemicals 4th July 1997 Three Algerians have been charged in London with 'possession of articles for the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorist acts outside the UK': police found chemicals, bomb-making manuals,...
Vol 38 No 13 | ALGERIA In between the killers 20th June 1997 Democracy, as well as thousands of lives, is being lost as the army fights the Islamists The battered opposition, Western governments and the international media reacted warily to the declared results of Algeria's general elections on 5 June. The pro-regime Rassemblement National Démocratique (RND),...
Vol 38 No 11 | ALGERIA Patriot games 23rd May 1997 The government's friends will win the elections but militias are profilerating With all the country's leading legal opposition parties committed to participating in general elections on 5 June, a constitution in place which gives the presidency scope to control...
Vol 38 No 11 | ALGERIA The parties line up 23rd May 1997 Rassemblement National Démocratique (RND): Algeria's newest party is expected to win because of its close relations with the presidency. RND leader Abdelkader Bensalah is President of the unelected...
Vol 38 No 4 | ALGERIA The battle for power 14th February 1997 The murder campaign during Ramadan shows that the Islamists remain undefeated and points to fierce in-fighting in the regime Ramadan is over but the wave of terror during the holy month leaves a bitter legacy. Dozens of villagers died in attacks by Groupe Islamique Armé units –...