Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has led Algeria since 1999Algeria's army chief of staff has demanded President Abdelaziz Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule after weeks of protests against him. Speaking on television, Lt Gen Ahmed Gaed Salah said: "We must find a way out of this crisis immediately, within the constitutional framework." Protests against Mr Bouteflika began last month after the president, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, said he planned to stand for another term. What did the army chief say? A significant interventionBy Rana Jawad, BBC North Africa correspondentThe announcement by Algeria's army chief is symbolically significant.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 26, 2019 14:42 UTC