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World Service,04 Mar 2019,53 mins

Algeria's leader to run for 'last time'

Newsday

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Algeria's ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has pledged to quit within a year if he wins next month's election. His decision to stand has prompted nationwide protests; we hear from a Raqqa resident now IS is in decline; and we head to Australia where drought is becoming a real problem.

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