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Algeria pardons and releases journalist who became a key voice during 2019 pro-democracy protests

Nov. 01, 2024 12:32 PM EDT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as a key voice during the country’s 2019 pro-democracy protests and was later imprisoned for taking foreign funding for his media outlets and threatening state security. Ihsane El Kadi was released from prison...

Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself

Sep. 11, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term. Instead, they got the president himself calling into question the vote count and legal challenges from his opponents alleging fraud. Such a surprising turn of events marks a...

Algeria's 78-year-old president is expected to breeze to a second term in election

Sep. 07, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerians voted Saturday in an election to decide whether army-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune gets another term in office — five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president after two decades in power. ...

Algeria votes for president this weekend but with inflation and boycott, few appear to care

Sep. 07, 2024 08:32 AM EDT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Billboards are strikingly empty. There are few campaign posters. And aside from public television broadcasts showing candidates traveling the country, there are few signs of enthusiasm heading into Algeria’s presidential election this weekend. Prospective...