Abdelmajid Tebboune, who was still called the new Prime Minister of Algeria, was fired Tuesday, less than three months after he took office. Analysts see the PM’s dismissal as an incidence of the deep disagreements between the President’s inner circle and Abdlemajid Tebboune. Another cause of disagreement was Tebboune cabinet’s promise to regularize the situation of sub-Saharan migrants staying illegally in Algeria. Shortly after the announcement was made, Ahmed Ouyahya made scandalous statements, stressing that “these illegal aliens bring crime, drugs and several other calamities”. In Algeria, either you are with the President and his inner circle or you are against them.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 16, 2017 18:22 UTC