Algerian spring lives on as Sudan descends into violence

Grassroots protest has avoided being taken over by Islamist groups

Protesting students demand the removal of the ruling elite in Algiers. Photograph: Ramzi Boudina/Reuters

Protesting students demand the removal of the ruling elite in Algiers. Photograph: Ramzi Boudina/Reuters

While Sudan’s civilian uprising is crushed in a bloody crackdown, Algeria’s peaceful protest movement continues unabated and might even yield results despite the apparent intransigence of the regime’s military leaders, analysts say.

In April, after two months of mass protests, the army’s generals relented to Algerian protesters’ demand to oust 82-year-old, wheelchair-bound leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika who was seeking re-election for another five-year term.

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