Complex web of relations behind energy ministry shake-up

摘要

In his cabinet reshuffle on 21 February,Algerian PresidentAbdelmadjid Tebbounetook the ministry of energy out ofAbdelmadjid Attar's hands to reassign it to aman who had already been in charge of theportfolio from April 2019 to June 2020:Mohamed Arkab. The reason frequentlygiven by the local press for Attar's departure- his crusade against a gas turbinemanufacturing plant carried by GeneralElectric (GE) and the national powercompany Sonelgaz - is not the only factorthat lead to Tebboune's decision.