Noureddine Bedoui, the former prime minister of Algeria, has been detained on court orders, two days after another court had placed him under supervision and confiscated his passport. He is the third ex-premier to face jail on corruption charges. Bedoui briefly served as prime minister in early 2019.
Algeria jails Bouteflika-era energy minister for 20 years
An Algerian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for corruption against Chakib Khelil, energy minister for a decade under longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the APS news agency reported. The court also fined him two million dinars (about $13,600) and upheld prison sentences of five and six years...
Algeria election another test for president Tebboune
Tebboune has vowed to reform state institutions inherited from Bouteflika, who died in September at the age of 84.
Algeria’s ex-president Bouteflika dies
Bouteflika became president of Algeria in 1999 as the former French colony emerged from a decade of civil war that killed nearly 200,000 people. Dubbed "Boutef" by Algerians, he initially won respect for helping foster peace, notably with an amnesty law that prompted thousands of Islamist fighters to hand in...
