Algeria army chief demands President Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has rarely appeared in public since suffering a stroke in 2013

Algeria's army chief called Tuesday for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfit to govern, following weeks of mass protests demanding the ailing leader step down after two decades in power.

The move would potentially clear the way for elections to be organised in the coming months unless the president recovers.