Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, BBC reported.

Mr Bouteflika, who has been in power for 20 years, had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule grew.

It should be noted that Bouteflika faced a growing public opposition after he announced that  he was dropping plans for a fifth term in February. 

Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been Algeria's President since 1999. Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public and confined to a wheelchair since a 2013 stroke.