As if lacking cooking oil, milk and even some medicine was not enough, Algerians are faced by another hardship: water scarcity. In this context of deprivations, the inhabitants of Algiers have been suffering from water restricting for months as water supply in the capital and its surroundings has been drastically reduced. Before the fasting month of Ramadan, the state-run water company SEAAL restricted water flowing to 12 hours, from 8am to 8pm. During the holy month, the restriction was tightened and water was cut from 11pm to 8am the following day. The North African country has seen its financial resources almost dried up as oil revenues accounting for the biggest chock of state revenues, plummet because of the fall in oil prices on the international market.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 19, 2021 23:59 UTC