Algeria News

Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors.

The head of Algeria's main Islamist political party has called for the country's ailing president to appear on television to dispel rumors over his health after a three week absence.

With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-century is reaching its end.

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Algeria censored two dailies over reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hospitalised in Paris since April 27, will return home in a coma after his health took a turn for the worse, their chief said on Sunday.

The recent revelation that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6m in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life-threatening work remain a serious stumbling block to ending maritime organized crime, said William H. Watson, president and COO of ... (more)

With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-century is reaching its end.

The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $2.6 million to free them in November 2011, an Algerian paper reported on Tuesday.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health condition is improving and he is closely following up the situation in the country, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Saturday, state-run TV reported.

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Citadel Capital , the leading investment company in Africa and the Middle East with $9.5bn in investments under control, released its FY12 Business Review, with a new reporting format that focuses on performance of core platform companies.

Algerian soldiers stand guard at the natural gas plant in In Amenas. Since a January terrorist attack and hostage standoff there, the Algerian government has increased security along the border and around energy plants.

Algeria's military reports it has killed seven armed militants in two separate operations in a mountainous region east of the capital.

ALGIERS, Algeria - The Algerian government has broken its long silence about the health of its hospitalized president to say his condition is "improving" but he still needs rest.

The Tunisian army and police were hunting more than 30 suspected al-Qaeda linked militants close to the border with Algeria on Tuesday, and President Moncef Marzouki travelled to the area to oversee the operation in a signal of its importance.

Ghana duo Harrison Afful and Emmanuel Clottey helped their club side Esperance de Tunis reach the Group stage of the CAF Champions league.

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BP is delaying two major Algerian gas projects as foreign energy firms seek security guarantees after a deadly Islamist attack, and press the government to soften its investment terms.

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika listens to the speech of Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi at the third European Union-Africa summit in Tripoli, November 2010.

Two days after Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was airlifted to a military hospital in Paris to be treated for a supposed "mini-stroke," his doctors raced to reassure the country that the autocratic ruler was not seriously ill and, indeed, would soon be home - a message that seemed designed to ward off any maneuvers by his rivals to oust ... (more)