Algeria appoints Minister of Finance Benabderrahmane
Algerian Finance Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane was appointed prime minister on Wednesday following a legislative election held earlier this month, the presidency said as it sought to quell a deep socio-economic crisis.
"Aimene Benabderrahmane has been appointed Prime Minister and has been named to consult with political parties and civil society to form a government as soon as possible," the presidency said in a statement.
Benabderrahmane, 60, replaces Abdelaziz Djerad, who had been in office since…