
Algerian protesters hungry for change
Demonstrators vow to keep piling on the pressure until the entire government is ousted.
- After weeks of massive demonstrations, protesting Algerians hit their target, and on Tuesday night President Bouteflika handed in his resignation. But after the first wave of jubilation, the protests continue as demonstrators have vowed to keep piling on the pressure until the entire government is ousted. We hear voices from the streets and ask a former United States Deputy Ambassador in Algeria who are the next likely candidates for the country.
- In Kenya, bereaved families of some of those who died in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline crash are suing the aircraft manufacturer Boeing
- One of the greats of African music - the Congolese Lutumba Ndumanueno Simaro Massiya died at the weekend, aged 81
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