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Prominent Algerian businessman detained in corruption probe

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Algeria protesters keep up pressure on regime

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

People chant slogans and wave flags during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. The Algerian senator Abdelkader Bensalah named to temporarily fill the office vacated by former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he would act quickly to arrange an &quot;honest and transparent&quot; election to usher in an &quot;Algeria of the future.&quot; (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

The Latest: Algerian police fire tear gas against protesters

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Salah’s Egypt faces Congo, Uganda & Zimbabwe at African Cup

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In this March 31, 2019, file photo, Algeria's Abdelkader Bensalah attends the opening session of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia. The parliament on Tuesday named Abdelkader Bensalah, the leader of parliament's upper chamber, as president for a maximum 90 days as is called for by the constitution until a new election can be organized. Bensalah was a key ally of Bouteflika. (Fethi Belaid/ Pool photo via AP, File)

Algeria parliament names interim leader after protests

By Aomar Quali - Associated Press

Algerian police forces use a water cannon as students demonstrate in Algiers, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Algerian police have fired tear gas and water cannon to break up a group of students protesting in the country's capital, less than an hour after the country's parliament chose an interim leader. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

The Latest: Algerian army quiet so far on interim president

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In this Friday March 22, 2019 image, groups of young people roam the streets picking up bottles and other detritus after Algeria's weekly pro-democracy protests, in a powerful demonstration of the movement's peaceful, hopeful spirit. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)

Algeria’s tidy revolutionaries: Cleanup after mass protests

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

In this image from state TV broadcaster ENTV, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, sitting in wheelchair, views the document as he presents his resignation to president of Constitutional Council Tayeb Belaiz, during a meeting Tuesday April 2, 2019. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, following six weeks of massive nationwide public protests aimed at pushing him and his much-criticized inner circle from power in the gas-rich nation. (ENTV via AP)

Victorious Algerians protest en masse to urge new departures

By AOMAR OUALI and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

A crowd celebrates after ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after 20 years in power, Tuesday April 2, 2019 in Algiers. Bouteflika quit in a statement read on national television after the country's Defense Ministry aggressively called for Bouteflika to &quot;immediately&quot; vacate the office he held for two decades. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou)

Ex-president seeks forgiveness from Algerians facing new era

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

A crowd celebrates after ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after 20 years in power, Tuesday April 2, 2019 in Algiers. Bouteflika quit in a statement read on national television after the country's Defense Ministry aggressively called for Bouteflika to &quot;immediately&quot; vacate the office he held for two decades. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou)

The Latest: Ex-president seeks forgiveness of Algerians

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FILE - This Dec. 14, 2008 file photo shows the Krechba gas plant in Algeria's Sahara Desert, about 1,200 kilometers (720 miles) south of the capital, Algiers. Algeria's Constitutional Council met on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, to confirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's resignation as the country's political shake-up raises questions about the energy industry. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou, File)

Algeria’s shake-up raises questions about energy industry

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Algerian demonstrators stage a protest in Algiers, Algeria, April 2, 2019. Algerian protesters and political leaders are expressing concerns that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's departure will leave the country's secretive, distrusted power structure in place. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

The Latest: Algerians celebrate news that Bouteflika quits

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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1975 file photo Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the U.S. State Department suite at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Towers. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's office announced Monday that he will step down by the end of his current term April 28, ceding to weeks of mass protests against his rule. It was a stunning concession for the 82-year-old leader, who has been diminished by a stroke but has been known as a wily political survivor ever since he fought for independence from France six decades ago. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)

Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 28, 2014 file photo, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sits in a wheelchair after taking oath as President, in Algiers. Algeria's powerful army chief said Tuesday March 26, 2019 that he wants to trigger the constitutional process that would declare President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office, after more than a month of mass protests against the ailing leader's long rule. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub, File)

Algeria’s president says he will step down before April 28

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In this picture taken on June 27, 2012, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, and his Army chief of staff, Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, review an honor guard before attending a military parade, in Cherchell near Algiers, Algeria. Algeria's powerful army chief, Ahmed Gaid Salah, insisted Wednesday that the military won't get mixed up in politics, a day after he said a constitutional process should be set in motion to declare ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

Algerian president names new government, keeps army chief

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

In this picture taken on June 27, 2012, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, and his Army chief of staff, Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, attend a military parade in Cherchell near Algiers, Algeria. Algeria's powerful army chief, Ahmed Gaid Salah, insisted Wednesday that the military won't get mixed up in politics, a day after he said a constitutional process should be set in motion to declare ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

The Latest: Algerian media group says ‘kidnapped’ CEO freed

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FILE - In this April 28, 2014 file photo, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, sitting in a wheelchair, applauds after taking the oath as President in Algiers. Algeria's powerful army chief wants to trigger the constitutional process that would declare ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub, File)

Algerian army chief calls for president to be declared unfit

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

An algerians woman holds a placards that reads, 'we need to disinfected the system' during a protest in Algiers, Algeria, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Thousands of students, doctors, dentists and veterinarians have marched in the Algerian capital to demand that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

Algeria tensions: Governing party chief backs protesters

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Algerian shouts as he holds the national flag during a protest in Algiers, Algeria, Friday, March 15, 2019. Tens of thousands of people gathered Friday in Algeria's capital and other cities amid heavy security for what could be decisive protests against longtime leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou)

Algerian PM struggles to fill govt in Bouteflika backlash

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press

Algeria's new prime minister Noureddine Bedoui gives a press conference, in Algiers, Algeria, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Algeria's new prime minister is promising to create a government within days as the country faces mass protests calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

Crowds throng Algerian cities to demand president step down

By AOMAR OUALI - Associated Press