Thousands of protesters back in Algeria’s streets, demand radical reform | World News, The Indian Express

Thousands of protesters back in Algeria’s streets, demand radical reform | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Algiers |Updated: April 19, 2019 5:05:53 pm

Thousands of protesters back in Algeria’s streets, demand radical reform

Former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's April 2 exit failed to placate many Algerians who want to topple the entire, largely elderly elite that have dominated the country since independence from France in 1962.

Police confront students as they take part in a protest seeking the departure of the ruling elite in Algiers, Algeria April 16, 2019. (Reuters)

Thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for wholesale democratic change well beyond former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation after six weeks of mass protests, witnesses said.