Algeria One of Africa’s First to Pay Jobless as Oil Income Soars
- Over half-million of unemployed eligible for monthly allowance
- Move may temper economic discontent that’s fueled protests
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Algeria became one of the first countries in Africa to start a permanent unemployment-benefits program for its young population, as surging energy prices give the OPEC member more firepower to tackle social unrest.