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

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