Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika kisses a child during the last

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika kisses a child during the last election meeting of the campaign on April 6, 2009 in Algiers, three days before the presidential election. The African Union (AU) will send a 100-strong observer mission to monitor Algeria's presidential election on April 9, the pan-African body announced Monday in a statement.