Algeria is at the mercy of an internal war between its president Abbdelmadjid Tebboune and the army which had backed the ascension to power of the 75-year old man, currently in Germany for medical treatment. Abdelmadjid Tebboune is unpopular in Algeria and is considered an illegitimate president appointed by the military. Tebboune returned to Algeria in Dec. 29 in a move to curtail rumors about his alleged incapacity to run state affairs. Al-Said Bensedira, a London-based blogger, and known to be close to the Algerian intelligence services, recently accused the Algerian President of serving foreign interests. El Watan, a media aligned with the army, in an editorial titled “Cutting with the illusion”, laid into the Algerian President for leaving the country, which is facing numerous challenges.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2021 16:18 UTC