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Algeria arguably ranks among top authoritarian states adamant on keeping the international media away. Requests for visas by leading Western media, including the BBC and the New York Times, go unanswered for years.
By Redouane Benmehdi – A recent analysis from investigative site AlgeriePart has caught our attention in that it unveiled who really controls power in Algeria. It turns out, according to AlgeriePart, the current Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, officially nominated by the president as the head of the military on 5 July 2020, has now become Algeria’s strongman and top decision maker, even surpassing President Tebboune. After leading a transition as Interim Leader of the military following the death in December 2019 of army chief General Gaid Salah, General Said Chengriha struggled for months to ascertain his leadership, given the deep divisions within the defense establishment dominated by deeply entrenched clans. But over the months, Said Chengriha focused his attention on diminishing the powers of both the established clans of senior officers and the deeply influential intelligence agencies, reshaping the entire leadership of the country’s defense establishment with the ap
Algeria s powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies
Salah, a veteran of the Algerian war of independence with France, masterminded the state s response to mass protests this year
Ahmed Gaid Salah pushed for December elections despite mass opposition from anti-government protesters (Reuters) Par Published date: Lundi 23 décembre 2019 - 10:00 | Last update: 1 année 3 mois ago
Algeria s powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah has died, leaving behind a country wracked by months of protests over the military s dominant role in politics.
State media reported on Monday that Gaid Salah, who masterminded the state s response to mass protests this year, died at the age of 79 after suffering a heart attack at a military hospital in the capital Algiers.
(Photo: Ultra-hardliner Justice Minister Belkacem Zeghmati) The Algerian regime backed away from issuing a controversial law that would have stripped political opponents abroad of their Algerian nationality. he draft law was presented Wednesday, 3 March by the ultra-hardliner Justice Minister Belkacem Zeghmati at the Government’s meeting. On Sunday, 4 April, the attempt by extremist nationalists in government has failed and is now considered definitely buried.
Justice minister Zeghmati pledging allegiance to army chief, late Gen. Gaid Salah, promises to crackdown on the pro-democracy movement
The Zeghmati proposed law generated hostile reactions, prompting President Tebboune to announce on Sunday in a TV interview that “There has been misunderstanding and as such, the draft bill was withdrawn.” Tebboune has also acknowledged that “the bill would have threatened social and national cohesion, as well as state security.”