Ten days after Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down, protests have continued, demanding an end to the North African country’s entire ruling order.
By Massinissa Benlakehal and Sudarsan Raghavan Sudarsan Raghavan Cairo bureau chief covering North Africa and Yemen Email Bio Follow April 12 at 3:40 PM ALGIERS — Hundreds of thousands of Algerians took to the streets Friday in one of the largest demonstrations the country has seen since its president resigned last week, demanding that the interim successor and other elites also step down.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika left office 10 days ago, ending two decades in power, after weeks of protests by Algerians from all walks of life convinced the powerful military to abandon their loyalty to the president and demand that he step down. According to the country’s constitution, the head of the upper house of Parliament, Abdelkader Bensalah, was appointed interim president for 90 days until a presidential election can be organized for July 4. But many protesters reject Bensalah, a close ally of Bouteflika’s.Friday’s protest was also the most hostile yet toward Algeria’s military leadership. Earlier this week, Gen.
On Friday, demonstrations unfolded in 26 cities across the nation. Similar slogans were shouted by protesters, especially, “Gaed Salah, go away, Bensalah, go away.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Algeria army chief wants judiciary to prosecute members of ruling eliteAlgeria's army chief of staff said he expects the judiciary to prosecute so...
Read more »
With Bouteflika gone, hundreds of thousands protest in Algeria to demand more changeHundreds of thousands of protesters rallied in Algiers for an eighth successive ...
Read more »
Thousands of protesters reject Algerian interim presidentThousands of protesters rejected the Algerian parliament's choice of an int...
Read more »
Thousands of protesters reject Algerian interim presidentThe protests, which entered the seventh week, managed to force Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign as president. Abdelkader Bensalah, a key ally of Bouteflika has been named the interim president for 90 days.
Read more »
Factbox: Cyclone Idai's death toll rises to 847, hundreds of thousands displacedHundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyc...
Read more »
Air pollution kills hundreds of thousands a year, study findsAir pollution is deadly: A new study links exposure to it to more than 107,000 premature deaths in the United States in 2011.
Read more »
Factbox: Cyclone Idai's death toll rises to 847, hundreds of thousands displacedBEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. As of Sunday, at least 847 people had been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before it hit. Following is
Read more »
Uber says the #DeleteUber movement led to 'hundreds of thousands' of people quitting the appIn its public S-1 IPO proposal filing, Uber says its business was 'negatively impacted' in 2017 because of the DeleteUber movement.
Read more »
Thousands of Sudanese press on with rally outside army HQChanting 'Sudan is rising, the army is rising,' crowds of men and women massed outside the complex that also houses Bashir's official residence and the defence ministry, many of them having spent the night there.
Read more »
Sudanese army to deliver 'important statement' amid protestsCAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese armed forces were to deliver an 'important statement' on Thursday and were asking the nation to 'wait for it,' state TV reported, after nearly four months of...
Read more »