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ALGERIA: Ministerial Reshuffle

ALGERIA: Ministerial Reshuffle The move sees the departure of the foreign minister.President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has conducted a reshuffle of the cabinet, the Algerian Presidency said in a statement published on its website on March 16th and later relayed by the state news agency APS.The reshuffle saw Ahmed Attaf appointed as foreign minister, replacing Ramtane Lamamra. Attaf had previously held the post between 1999 and 2000 under former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.Tayeb Zitouni replaced Kamel Rezig as commerce minister. The latter was publicly criticised by Tebboune recently.Kamel Beldjoud, who served as transport minister, has been replaced by Youcef Chorfa. (APS 17/3)Algerian media widely covered news of the ministerial reshuffle, which also saw the creation of two new ministries, the Ministry for Water – headed by Taha Derbal – which has been separated from the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure,The reshuffle also saw the merging of the Ministries of Industry and Pharmaceutical Industry into a single department led by outgoing minister of the pharmaceutical industry Ali Aoun.While state media coverage was largely factual, relaying key details from official statements, private outlets were more willing to examine the significance of the reshuffle.In its lunchtime bulletin on March 17th, the pro‐government Echorouk TV said that the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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10.1111/j.1467-825x.2023.10968.x
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The move sees the departure of the foreign minister.President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has conducted a reshuffle of the cabinet, the Algerian Presidency said in a statement published on its website on March 16th and later relayed by the state news agency APS.The reshuffle saw Ahmed Attaf appointed as foreign minister, replacing Ramtane Lamamra. Attaf had previously held the post between 1999 and 2000 under former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.Tayeb Zitouni replaced Kamel Rezig as commerce minister. The latter was publicly criticised by Tebboune recently.Kamel Beldjoud, who served as transport minister, has been replaced by Youcef Chorfa. (APS 17/3)Algerian media widely covered news of the ministerial reshuffle, which also saw the creation of two new ministries, the Ministry for Water – headed by Taha Derbal – which has been separated from the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure,The reshuffle also saw the merging of the Ministries of Industry and Pharmaceutical Industry into a single department led by outgoing minister of the pharmaceutical industry Ali Aoun.While state media coverage was largely factual, relaying key details from official statements, private outlets were more willing to examine the significance of the reshuffle.In its lunchtime bulletin on March 17th, the pro‐government Echorouk TV said that the

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Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 2023

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