International | Rioting in Algeria

The swelling anger of Algerians

Algerian protest has spread beyond Kabylia. But is it being manipulated?

Jun 21st 2001|tizi ouzou

THE anger that has been swirling for weeks around the Berber-speaking area of Kabylia has now spilled into other Algerian regions, with riots erupting in towns that are regarded as Arab rather than Berber. Protesters, armed with stones and metal bars, have attacked the premises of state companies, making it clear they are fed up with living under a thinly-veiled military dictatorship that has failed to resolve huge social and economic problems.

This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “The swelling anger of Algerians”