Pressure is mounting on Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down as workers at the country’s massive state oil and gas companies went on strike on Sunday and some opposition groups urged the military to intervene
Tens of thousands of Algerians have joined demonstrations demanding the removal of the ailing Mr. Bouteflika, who is 82 years old. The protests began the day after his office said he planned to fly to Switzerland for medical treatment.
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