In Algeria, the army chief has called 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. <br />''<br />''<br />''The move would potentially clear the way for elections to be organised in the coming months unless the president recovers. <br />''<br />''<br />''General Ahmed Gaid Salah said in a televised speech, it is necessary to adopt a solution to get out of the crisis which responds to the legitimate demands of the Algerian people which guarantees respect for the  constitution.<br />''<br />''<br />''The 82-year-old leader uses a wheelchair and has rarely appeared in public since suffering a stroke in 2013. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">However, Bouteflika said last month he would run for a fifth term in office, which triggered a wave of protests that brought hundreds of thousands into the streets.</span><br />