For those uninitated, the past few weeks or so in the northern areas of Africa have been less than quiet to say the least. It started in Tunisia where a man by the name of Mohammed Bouazizi set himself alight in an act of self-immolation due to the treatment of him not finding a job and having to resort to selling fruit & vegetables illegally and the consequences of it. The government has been overthrown, the military stand idly by in the streets of Tunisia making sure things do not get out of hand, and the autocratic dictator of Tunisia flees to Saudi Arabia.
The "Tunisian Revolution" is being discussed here.
Yesterday, a man in Algeria has died due to self-immolation, echoing the catalyst to Tunisia.
And now today, an Egyptian has set himself alight in Cairo.
So where will this lead for the nations of northern Africa, in predominantly Muslim belief cultures? Will the aftershocks of Algeria and Egypt create instability? Or will the factors behind a lot of Tunisia's trouble in terms of internet censorship and corrupt government stay relatively confined in that country alone?
The "Tunisian Revolution" is being discussed here.
Yesterday, a man in Algeria has died due to self-immolation, echoing the catalyst to Tunisia.
And now today, an Egyptian has set himself alight in Cairo.
So where will this lead for the nations of northern Africa, in predominantly Muslim belief cultures? Will the aftershocks of Algeria and Egypt create instability? Or will the factors behind a lot of Tunisia's trouble in terms of internet censorship and corrupt government stay relatively confined in that country alone?