Fires in Algeria: "This tragedy has a political background"
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Man grieving at the fire near the village of Larbaa Nath Irathen, in Kabylia, on August 11.
AP - Fateh Guidoum
By: Florent Guignard
8 mins
Fires have ravaged the north of the country since Monday, August 9.
69 people including 28 soldiers have already lost their lives.
In support, France and Morocco have made canadairs available to the Algerian authorities.
If the high heat due to global warming caused the spread of the flames, the origin of the fires would be criminal, according to the Algerian Minister of the Interior.
The explanations of Kader Abderrahim, lecturer at Sciences Po, research director at the Institute for Foresight and Security in Europe (IPSE).
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Kader Abderrahim
is the author of the book
Géopolitique de l'Algérie
(Editions Bibliomonde)
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