Algiers: Algeria’s new prime minister sought to calm tensions Thursday ahead of planned demonstrations that could be decisive for the protest movement calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down.
Noureddine Bedoui spoke on the eve of the first Friday rallies since Bouteflika’s surprise announcement earlier this week that he would not seek re-election but was cancelling April polls.
The new premier warned that the situation in the North African country was "sensitive”. (AFP)