Ouargla Province, in central Algeria, is a resource-rich but infrastructure-poor province. As protests there ramp up, Algiers may find itself squeezed on solutions.
Due to this increase in femicide, the hashtag #WeLostOneOfUs has started trending on Twitter. In Algiers, Béjaïa, Constantine, and Oran, hundreds of women defied pandemic lockdown restrictions to protest and voice their anger over the increase in femicides in the country and the state’s inertia.
While the Algerian state, like many others in the region, debates human security and the protection of the most vulnerable, it is this very same state that put women and children at risk.
Two military generals and the brother of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have been acquitted by a military court.
Despite the Hirak’s few tangible successes, one thing remains sure: there is before and after February 22, 2019.
The appointment of another Algerian at the head of the organization is a tactical mistake for AQIM.
The country’s leaders are seeking to put an end to the popular protest movement, but it’s just not working.
Although Algeria's protest movement toppled longtime leader Bouteflika, protesters are still demanding change, because they say many of the old political elite are still in charge.
If Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election, the Maghreb would be a perfect venue for greater engagement.
Women are increasingly joining the male-dominated world of smuggling. Could this be the start of a cultural revolution that challenges long-held gender norms?
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