Vol 61 No 22 | ALGERIA Sick of everything 5th November 2020 The 74-year-old President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is seriously ill with Covid-19 while the body politic shows no signs of recovery either. The turnout for the 1 November referendum on...
Vol 61 No 20 | ALGERIA Which way is Tebboune facing? 8th October 2020 A month ahead of a constitutional referendum and parliamentary elections, the country is deeply divided over the government’s claims of reform Supporters of President Abdelmajid Tebboune, backed by army Chief of Staff Major General Saïd Chengriha, have presided over the crushing of the oligarch culture that thrived under...
Vol 61 No 14 | ALGERIA Reshuffles and releases 9th July 2020 There was something for everyone to celebrate on Independence Day, 5 July, as President Abdelmajid Tebboune named 74-year-old Major General Saïd Chengriha as his permanent Chief of Staff.
Vol 61 No 13 | ALGERIA Locking down the system 25th June 2020 The elite is using the pandemic to consolidate its position while the grass-roots opposition struggles to regain traction President Abdelmajid Tebboune's government is emerging from the coronavirus crisis financially much poorer but more politically secure, as the lockdown has given the post-Abdelaziz Bouteflika regime opportunities to...
Vol 61 No 7 | ALGERIACOVID-19 Protests on pause 2nd April 2020 Algerians became accustomed to staying at home during the 1990s conflict between the state and radical Islam. The extent to which they are prepared to observe the lockdown...
Vol 61 No 2 | ALGERIA Desperately seeking legitimacy 23rd January 2020 The new President will struggle to assert himself and break free from the military and the Deep State The sudden death on 23 December of military strongman Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaïd Salah may prove more significant for Algeria's future than the election on 12 December of a...