Fahamu (Oxford)
Website: http://www.pambazuka.org/en/
November 2
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Algeria: From Colonial to Hegemonic Cultural Policy [analysis]
At independence 50 years ago, Algeria inherited the oppressive cultural structures imposed by France. Today things are worse: the government allocates a meager budget to promote... Read more »
October 5
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Mali: Algerian 'State Terrorism' and Atrocities in Northern Mali [opinion]
What began ostensibly in January 2012 as just another rebellion by the Sahara desert's Tuareg tribesmen has evolved into what media commentators are calling 'Africa's Afghanistan'. Read more »
July 6
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Algeria: Thoughts for Independent Algeria's 50th Birthday [opinion]
Algerians are by nature anarchists. Whether at the level of local daily life or in periodic broader social movements, large numbers of grassroots Algerians over the past five... Read more »
June 8
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Algeria: Algeria and the Arab Spring [opinion]
Algeria's fratricidal war has divided democrats, seriously damaged civil society and left a political vacuum in the face of the ruling parties. There is almost no opposition with a... Read more »
April 27
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Algeria: Election Boycott Challenges Regime [analysis]
While a large-majority boycott of the polls would no doubt be a strong symbol of the regime's illegitimacy, it is not clear how this would add to what is felt by most within... Read more »
April 23
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Algeria: Ahmed Ben Bella - 'I Spent 24-and-Half Years in Prison' [interview]
The first president of independent Algeria (1963-1965) Ahmed Ben Bella passed away on April 11th, 2012 at the age of 96 years. At the time of his death we are reprinting the... Read more »
November 11, 2011
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Algeria: The Long Shadow On the Arab Autumn [analysis]
The political situation in North Africa remains complex even after the events of the Arab Spring. David Porter attempts to draw lessons for the region from Algeria's experience two... Read more »
August 19, 2011
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Algeria: Risky Betting On a Big Gambler in Algeria [opinion]
Foreign Office in the UK making 'the same blunder' in Algeria that France did in Tunisia, asks Lakhdar Ghettas. The British government should strengthen its relationship with the... Read more »
May 27, 2011
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Africa: Algeria - Towards a Common History [analysis]
ArmyWhile 50 years have passed since Algeria achieved independence from France, Algerians still lack a cohesive historical narrative of their past, writes Smaïl Goumeziane.... Read more »
April 15, 2011
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Swaziland: Mswati, You Are On Your Own... [analysis]
Hundreds of Swazis have been arrested after they took to the streets on 12 and 13 April, to demonstrate against the monarchy. Swaziland's King Mswati has presided over a 'system of... Read more »
April 8, 2011
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North Africa: North African Dispatches - Why Algeria is Different [opinion]
In contrast to its North African neighbours, Algeria has yet to see sustained mass protests from a broad base of its population. Imad Mesdoua discusses why this is the case. Read more »
March 15, 2011
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North Africa: Oil, Gas, Algeria, Libya and the Empire [analysis]
If Libya goes the way of Western interests, it will be next stop Algeria, says Sukant Chandan. Read more »
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