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Algeria’s hydrocarbon reform adds fuel to protest movement

Algeria’s interim government claims to be undertaking economic reforms of the energy sector, but protesters see the effort as an attempt to shore up economic and diplomatic support heading into December presidential elections.

A demonstrator with tapes over her mouth takes part in a protest against the country's ruling elite and to demand an end to corruption and the army's withdrawal from politics in Algiers, Algeria October 29, 2019. Picture taken October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - RC16C289BE60
A demonstrator takes part in a protest demanding an end to corruption and the army's withdrawal from politics, Algiers, Oct. 29, 2019. — REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

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