Ahmed Gaid Salah

Algeria buries military chief, de facto ruler amid protests

General Ahmed Gaid Salah, who was Algeria's chief of the armed forces, died unexpectedly on Monday after a heart attack, plunging Algeria into new uncertainty after 10 months of pro-democracy protests.

Algeria's army chief Gaid Salah dies amid protest crisis

Three days of mourning declared as General Ahmed Gaid Salah, 79, dies of heart attack, state media reports.

Algerians fight to keep protests alive, as counter-revolution stirs

Faced with a loss of leverage after elections or jail for opposing it, Algerians feel the country is not ready for elections.

Algeria to hold presidential election on December 12

Announcement of polls by interim President Abdelkader Bensalah comes after army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah, seen as Algeria's strongman since the fall of former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, insisted that polls be held by the end of 2019.

Another battle for Algeria is only beginning

As protests enter their seventh month, Algerians continue to demonstrate for change, justice and accountability. Whether they will receive it is another question.

Hundreds rally in Algeria despite arrests

Demonstrators gather in capital Algiers amid a wave of anti-corruption investigations launched by the army after protests ended the rule of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The Battle for Algiers is just beginning

Algeria’s fate is clouded with uncertainty as unseen forces within its ruling elite battle for supremacy, while doing their best to survive the continuing calls for meaningful change across the country.