· June, 2012

Stories about Algeria from June, 2012

Algeria: Twitter Protest Against the State of Education

  19 June 2012

Algerians on Twitter staged a protest against the state of education in their country, with Aboubakr Benbouzid, the Minister of Education, serving as a focal point. Borrowing from the slogan "Ben Ali dégage" (Ben Ali get out) made famous by the Tunisian revolution last year, they adopted the hashtag #BenbouzidDégage.

Algeria: Qatar's Role in Mali

  12 June 2012

Algerian-American blogger Kal, from The Moor Next Door, discusses claims of Qatar's alleged role in funding armed groups in northern Mali in this post.