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Bouteflika’s stroke fuels Algeria leadership debate

The health problems of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who suffered a mini-stroke at the weekend, have intensified speculation about who might succeed him one year ahead of presidential elections. His hospitalisation in France, coming amid press reports of corruption scandals implicating members.