The 2019 Algerian presidential election, scheduled for April the 18th, will not be taking place. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced, in a letter addressed Monday to Algerian, that he will not seek a fifth term.
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is establishing a solid groundwork for his successor. He announced that not running for a third term does not mean he is retiring from politics.
In 2013, Morocco placed a wager on Ibrahim Boubace Keïta, who, at the moment, was running for the presidential elections in Mali. Five years later, drawing lessons from the past, distanced itself from the Malian politicians competing to head the West African country.
In Morocco, official media platforms have paid particular attention to the decision taken by the Supreme Court of Kenya that annulled the results of the presidential elections. Details.