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Elections in Algeria: a Facade to Maintain the Status Quo?

Removing military control over Algeria’s politics is a lengthy process that will not be ended by protests or...
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Algeria’s Africa Cup Success Unites a Nation in Political Turmoil

The Algerian football team has become the pride of a nation in need of good news following five...
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Banners and Placards: A Cover for Cracks in the Algerian Movement?

Memes, songs and slogans are driving the countrywide protests, but some people have started to differ on the...
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Algeria Unseen: How the Secret Service Kept the Country Hostage

To maintain their grip on power, the DRS is accused of carrying out large-scale violence, which includes rampant...
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A Battle Has Been Won, But the Struggle Continues – What Now for Algeria

The trick is now for the Algerian army to set up a transitional process after Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation...
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Ending Bouteflika’s Algeria: This is not the Arab Spring

The news that Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s ailing, octogenarian president will no longer be standing for a fifth term...
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Algeria’s Revolutionary Spirit Is a Legacy of the Heroes That Fought France

The death anniversary of one of Algeria’s most revered revolutionaries, Larbi Ben M’Hidi, coincides with massive protests across...
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The Cases of Shamima Begum and Rahaf Mohammed Tell Us a Lot About How We Define Victimhood

Whilst differing in nature, what binds these two stories are the type of reactions elicited by the public...
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How Migrants Help Algeria’s Political Elite

At the start of this year, 100 Arab migrants from Palestine, Syria and Yemen were reportedly “unaccounted” for...
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It’s Time to Accept Tunisia Has an Insurgency Problem

The post-Arab Spring democratisation process in Tunisia has been one of the more hopeful stories of the region’s...