(MENAFN) Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had acute bronchitis on Monday, causing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to call off a visit to the North African country at the last minute, the presidency said.
Bouteflika, Algeria's longest-serving leader, suffered a mini-stroke in 2013 that affected his mobility and speech.
The 79-year-old has since appeared in public on only a handful of occasions and has travelled several times to France for medical treatment.
"Algerian and German authorities have today mutually agreed to postpone the official visit" by Merkel, Algeria's presidency said in a statement.
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