The Algerian President has appointed two new advisors according to presidential decrees published in the Official Journal this Tuesday, October 27. Mohammed Abdelouahab Rouai has been named advisor to the President in charge of reserved affairs and security vetting investigations. Additionally, magistrate Mokhtar Lakhdari, the former director of the Anti-Corruption Office, has been appointed as advisor for legal and judicial affairs. Simultaneously, Ahmed Zerrouk has been relieved of his duties as a mission head at the presidency. These changes follow the passing of presidential advisors Boualem Boualem and Hamid Lounaouci earlier in October.