Algeria
has long been the forgotten nation of North Africa. But now, it is
bursting into the news as the latest example of popular revolution in
the woefully misgoverned Arab word. After seven weeks of mass street
protests, Algeria’s ruler for the past two decades, Abdelaziz
Bouteflika, finally faced the inevitable and resigned after a big shove
from the army and the governing elite, known as ‘le pouvoir’ (the
power). [ 652 more words ] https://orientalreview.org/…/waiting-for-the-second-algeri…/
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