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World Service,12 Mar 2019,53 mins

Algerian president Bouteflika drops bid for fifth term

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Algeria's long-standing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has abandoned plans to seek another term in office, following widespread public protests. Britain and the EU have agreed on "legally binding" alterations to the backstop arrangement aimed at preventing a hard border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland when Britain leaves the EU. We speak to two filmmakers who are releasing a fly-on-the wall documentary about Steve Bannon, the man credited with getting Donald Trump elected to the US presidency.

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