Peaceful protests in Algeria are working

The Arab Spring never took hold in Algeria back in 2011. But in recent months, millions of Algerians engaged in street protests and called for the ouster of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The peaceful demonstrations succeeded in ending Bouteflika’s 20 year reign, but Algerians want to purge the whole corrupt system – the so-called “pouvoir.” Lou explains how the ruling elite took control of Africa’s largest nation, and the challenges that lay ahead. SOURCES & FURTHER READING Why are Algerians protesting? https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/africa... James McDougall in Foreign Affairs - The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articl... Thomas Hill on the protests in Algeria https://www.usip.org/publications/201... Foreign Policy - The Fight for Freedom in Algeria Isn’t Finished https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/13/... Human Rights Watch - reforms needed after Bouteflika’s resignation https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/09/a... CREDITS Writer: Louis Foglia Editor: Eavvon O’Neal Researcher: Dushyant Naresh Supervising Producer: Allison Brown Follow Beme on Instagram:   / bemenews   Twitter:   / bemenews   Facebook:   / officialbeme   #Algeria #Algerie