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Fifth time unlucky: Algeria’s protests
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Widespread protests will continue today against the re-election run of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who hasn’t been heard from since a stroke in 2013. Algerians have had enough of their country’s proxy rule and misrule. We also ask if countries can sometimes be better run when their leaders are out of action. And, knife crime is on the rise in Britain, but the causes—and the solutions—are a matter of uncomfortable debate. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Mar 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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