Algerians have now succeeded in forcing Bouteflika out after 20 years, but now, say many, comes the difficult part: fulfilling their real and urgent desire for peaceful but total regime change. Today there are an estimated four million people of Algerian origin in France – its largest migrant community. Berbers make up about 30% of Algeria’s population and follow the Ibadi school of Islam; the Arabs are Sunni Muslims. We have turned the page on thatCertainly, what unites Algerians in France is fear that Bouteflika’s departure will change nothing. When the film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1966, the French delegation walked out.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2019 17:03 UTC