VOL. XXXIX 

No. 43 

22-July-1996 

ALGERIA

Yousfi Appointed Head Of Presidential Office 

On 13 July the former head of Algeria's Sonatrach, Mr. Youcef Yousfi, was appointed head of the presidential office. The 55-year-old Mr. Yousfi is a chemical engineer by profession who taught at the University of Algiers and was an adviser at the Ministry of Energy and Industry as well as chairman of the Fund for Energy and Mines, which oversaw Sonatrach's activities. His...