Algerias Economy: The Vicious Circle of Oil and Violence
- Publisher:
- International Crisis Group
- Publication Date:
- 26 October 2001
- Tags:
- Angola, Conflict, Peace and Security, Petroleum, Economy, Business and Finance, Conflict, Peace and Security
"The crisis in Algeria, now a decade old, is not merely a consequence of the interruption of the December 1991 elections by an army-backed coup to keep the Front Islamique du Salut (FIS: Islamic Salvation Front) from power. It is also an economic crisis. The same parties who have struggled over the control of the state are also plundering Algerias resources."
