Algeria’s Bouteflika dissolves powerful DRS
Algerian President, AbdelazizBouteflika has dissolved the military spy directorate known as the DRS, creating a new agency staffed by loyalists and reporting directly to the […]
Mohamed Mediene
BBC: Algeria Spy Chief Ouster Raises Concern over Future
The dismissal of Algeria’s head of intelligence, Mohamed Mediene, is “one of the biggest political shake-ups in the North African country’s recent memory “, says […]
Algeria: President replaces the long-standing intelligence chief
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday replaced the head of the Intelligence and Security Department (DRS) Mohamed Mediene after more than two decades in office. […]
Putting down the Algeria’s powerful intelligence agency
Chairman Amar Saidani of the ruling National Liberation Front party (FLN) has said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wants to establish a “civil society” by further limiting […]
Algeria: Bouteflika’s succession war has started
Reports emerging from Algiers claim that the cabinet reshuffle by President Bouteflika was deeper than expected. It is claimed that the changes in the cabinet […]