A comeback by Muammar Qaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam can no longer be ruled out
Will a weakening ruling party team up with liberals or the thuggish far left?
Their capital could help finance development
The president rules by decree as the economy seizes up
Friends and neighbours have offered to help, but mostly to help themselves
The racial income gap has narrowed since 1994. But the gains went largely to the black elite
To the dismay of many Algerians
God wants his servants to be rich
Ageing autocrats have to clean up before cashing out
And what to do about it
Setbacks in Morocco and Tunisia mark the end of a tough decade for Islamists
New methods of education may be deemed subversive
