Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

President

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was born December 1956 in Akjoujt. He joined the armed forces in 1977 and attended the Royal Military Academy in Meknes, Morocco. As a high-ranking soldier and commander of the Presidential Guard, Abdel Aziz was very instrumental in the August 2005 military coup that ousted then-president Maaouiya Ould Taya. In August 2008, he led a second coup that deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. He was declared the winner of the July 2009 presidential elections and sworn in on August 5th, 2009.

Al-Qaeda recruits Iraq war veterans in Algeria

20/11/2009

Algerian militants who fought in Iraq are joining AQIM upon their return, warn Algerian security experts.

Football overshadows Independence Day for some Moroccans

20/11/2009

Independence celebrations took on a muted tone as football and approaching holidays pre-occupy many Moroccans.

Moroccan advocate for single mothers receive $1m award

19/11/2009

The Opus Foundation recently honoured grass-roots activist Aicha Ech-Chenna for her work to help Moroccan single mothers achieve dignity and self-sufficiency.

Algeria dethrone Pharaohs to advance to World Cup

19/11/2009

Fennecs fans rejoiced after Antar Yahia slotted the only goal in the World Cup qualifier playoff between Algeria and Egypt.

Dialects spark debate at Cairo film fest

19/11/2009

Algeria's directors, who have earned honours at this year's Cairo International Film Festival, are drawing both fire and praise for tolerating dialogue with a local flavour.
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