‘New dawn’ beckons as Zerguine replaces Cherouati as head of Algerian hydrocarbons giant

Employees, other Algerian and international industry players are waiting to see if the new PDG can restore morale and speed up decision-making at Sonatrach, writes Jon Marks in Algiers, with John Hamilton and Oualid Khelifi. Persistent rumours that unpopular president director-general (PDG) Nordine Cherouati was to be replaced as head of