Algeria pays homage to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika with low-key funeral

Algerian security forces accompany the coffin of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to the El-Alia cemetery in the capital Algiers on September 19, 2021. © Ryad Kramdi, AFP  A funeral began in Algeria on Sunday for Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North African country’s longest-serving president, at a cemetery for its independence heroes but without the honours accorded to … Continue reading Algeria pays homage to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika with low-key funeral