Algeria

Bouteflika Wins Third Term

April 30, 2009
Bouteflika Wins Third Term

President Bouteflika wins third term with 90.24% of the vote. Five other candidates participated in the race.

New Gas Pipeline

July 31, 2009
New Gas Pipeline

Algeria, Nigeria and Niger formally agree to build a $13 billion pipeline for Nigerian gas to cross the Sahara Desert to the Mediterranean.

Joint Command to Combat Terror

April 30, 2010
Joint Command to Combat Terror

Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and Niger set up joint command to combat against area terrorism.

Arab Spring in Algeria

January 31, 2011
Arab Spring in Algeria

Through April, Arab Spring protesters clash with security forces. In response, President Bouteflika cuts food prices, ends 19 year state-of-emergency, and ends state monopoly over the radio. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda continues terrorist attacks.

Al-Qaeda Leader in Algeria Killed

October 31, 2012
Al-Qaeda Leader in Algeria Killed

Army kills Algerian al-Qaeda’s deputy leader, Boualem Bekai.

France Recognizes Colonialism

December 31, 2012
France Recognizes Colonialism

French President François Hollande acknowledges France’s role Algerian suffering during period of colonization, but does not directly apologize.

Hostages Killed by Al-Murabitoun

January 31, 2013
Hostages Killed by Al-Murabitoun

Dozens of foreign hostages are killed by Islamist al-Murabitoun group prior to raid by Algerian special forces.

Bouteflika Wins 4th Term

April 30, 2014
Bouteflika Wins 4th Term

President Bouteflika wins fourth term as president.

Algerian Constitutional Amendments

February 29, 2016
Algerian Constitutional Amendments

Under Pres. Bouteflika, the Algerian constitution was amended to further separate powers, limiting presidential and military powers.

Gas plant hit by rocket attack

March 18, 2016
Gas plant hit by rocket attack

Al-Qaeda’s Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the rocket-propelled grenades at an Algerian gas plant that was operated by foreign energy hegemons.

Algeria ruling coalition won parliamentary elections

May 5, 2017
Algeria ruling coalition won parliamentary elections

The National Liberation Front (FLN), the party of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflik, maintained its majority in the national assembly. The party has dominated Algeria’s politics since its independence from France, however it lost a quarter of its assembly seats.

Berbers demand language rights

December 15, 2017
Berbers demand language rights

Berber communities across Algeria protested after the government rejected an amendment to the 2018 budget that would have formalized the teaching of the Tamazight language in local schools.

Algeria’s deadliest plane crash killed 357

April 11, 2018
Algeria’s deadliest plane crash killed 357

One of Algeria’s military planes crashed close to Algiers shortly after taking off from the Boufarik air base.

The United Nations condemned Algeria for expelling African migrants and refugees

May 23, 2018
The United Nations condemned Algeria for expelling African migrants and refugees

Migrants reportedly told the UN that they were expelled into the desert, while others were detained in military bases or transported to the border.