A lot of Algerians see no other way but to leave the country. Unemployment is probably at least 15%. Algeria has had an incredibly violent history going right back to the War of Independence in the late 50s, early 60s. But there are one or two global factors, chiefly the high price of gas and oil, which is keeping people relatively quiescent.
Democrats will have a bit more breathing room in the Senate, with an outright majority provided by
Reverend Raphael Warnock’s win. We ask what the state-level victory reveals about national politics. Algeria’s leadership has benefited from an oil-and-gas boom; lamentably, its long-suffering citizenry
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