Algeria since 2019… What has Changed?

The article provides an assessment of A.Tebboune's presidency, which continued with his re-election to a second term in 2024. With an eye to the youth unrest in Morocco in the fall of 2025, the paper reveals the reason for the failure of such insurgency in Algeria. In summary, it is concluded that the Algerian regime is relatively stable, which is ensured by the implementation of gradual reforms that reflect the aspirations of the Hirak (or The Revolution of Smiles) movement, as well as increased attention to social policy. Socio-economic indicators show that, after the 2019 crisis, associated with the fall in hydrocarbon prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Algeria was able to achieve sustainable economic growth by 2023. Unfavorable regional dynamics force the Algerian government to maintain military spending, but a multi-vector pragmatic foreign policy allows Algeria to remain a reliable political, trade and economic partner.

Algeria, Arab Spring, social policy, elections, Hirak movement, youth