military and Islamist militants, in which some 150,000 people were killed.

Political analyst Mohamed Lagab cautiously welcomed Mr Bouteflika's speech.

"Acknowledging that political reforms - and not only social and economic reforms - will help to solve the crisis is key," the Algiers University academic told Reuters news agency.

"But Bouteflika did not give a deadline for the reforms he announced and he did not sack the government yet," he added.In 2020, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will be 79 years old. According to a recent report published in The Hill, he may still be considering another presidential bid, presumably once again using the Democratic Party as his vehicle.

During his 2016 presidential primary run against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sanders faced a high climb for African-American votes. Due to his poor performance with African-American Democratic voters, some of Sanders' advisers are urging him to become more visible and responsive to them, particularly in the South.

But if he does ultimately decide to run again in 2020, Sanders may find his presidential aspirations, unlike fine wine or champagne, don't get any better with age.

Clearly, it won't be a walk in the park for Sanders to generate interest among African