Will more African dictators soon be ousted? Demonstrators in Egypt, Mauritania, and Algeria have set themselves on fire in acts of political protest, following the lead of a Tunisian man whose death became the catalyst for that country’s youth-led…
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Cairo Man Sets Himself on Fire
The popular protests in Tunisia that have caused upheaval in the government were sparked by a young man, an unemployed college graduate, setting himself on fire in protest. He later died. Now, reports are coming in from other countries in the region — Egypt, Algeria, and Mauritania — that other demonstrators are turning to self-immolation.
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Self-immolation reports spread in Africa
A riot that left 11 Moroccan officers dead has renewed a long-festering conflict between Morocco, which governs Western Sahara, and the separatist Polisario Front, based in and supported by neighboring Algeria.
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Desert Land in Limbo Is Torn Apart
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives on a one-day visit to Algeria with an eye on new telecoms and gas deals.
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Russia pursues new Algeria deals
Two Christians who were on trial in Algeria for breaking Ramadan fasting rules are cleared of wrongdoing.
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Algerians ‘didn’t break Ramadan’
