By AFPMore by this AuthorAlgeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal Monday from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests against his candidacy. "There will not be a fifth term," the 82-year-old said, while implying that he would remain in office until his term expires on April 28. PRIME MINISTERAPS also reported that Algeria's interior minister Noureddine Bedoui was named Prime Minister in a political shake-up as the President announced his decision. Demonstrations against his bid for another fifth term in office have brought tens of thousands of protesters onto Algeria's streets. LAWYERS' STRIKEEarlier on Monday, barristers across Algeria joined strike action against President Bouteflika's bid for the fifth term, a day after the ailing leader's return from hospital in Switzerland.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2019 18:13 UTC