Countries in political transition have very little time in which to deliver socioeconomic and political change
From anti-Bouteflika to no democracy: Here is a timeline of the events that have occurred in Algeria
The planned vote has drawn widespread protests, with Algerian demonstrators demanding Bouteflika allies step aside before any elections are held
One of the most misleading myths about African politics is the idea of the all-powerful leader who rules on their own through their cunning and wit
Ouyahia served four times as prime minister from 1995, three of them during Bouteflika’s two-decade rule
Even as Algeria and Sudan have rid themselves of their long-standing leaders, Guinea may be about to create a new president-for-life
Sisi, as a champion of stability, commands the support of Western powers
Built with the nation’s vast oil wealth, the monument on the Bay of Algiers will be the world’s third biggest mosque and Africa’s largest
Demonstrations against Omar al-Bashir started in December, but the women of Sudan are now taking the lead
The 82-year-old finally resigned from office and Algerian citizens took to the streets to celebrate
Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign as president before his mandate expires on April 28.
Despite president pulling out of election race, demonstrators continue to call for his departure
Protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have been fanned by football followers, whose stadium chants have been heard across the country
"Peacefully, we have overthrown the puppet!" people sang in Algiers following the president’s decision
Bouteflika has been in power since 1999 and his rare public appearances since his stroke have been in a wheelchair.
Algeria’s president is the latest in a long line of heads of state who are too ill to do their job properly
Around a thousand lawyers breached police cordons to march on the Constitutional Council in a bid to stop the re-election of the current president.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika uses a wheelchair and has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013
Francois Hollande refused to ‘repent’ for France’s colonial past in Algeria, saying instead that he wanted to boost trade with the oil-rich country.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won 90,24% of the vote in a presidential election, cementing his hold on the oil producer.
