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What next for Algeria after Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns?

Algeria's President resigns but is it enough for the protesters who forced him out?

The president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has resigned following weeks of protests against his earlier decision to stand for a fifth term; is this enough for the people who are calling for change?

Also in the programme: Theresa May, is to hold talks with the leader of the opposition Labour party in an attempt to break the logjam over Brexit; and the former prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razack, is on trial accused of stealing billions of dollars from the country's soverign wealth fund.

Picture: Algerians celebrate after Algeria"s veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika informed the Constitutional Council that he is resigning. Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/Getty Images.

53 minutes

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Wed 3 Apr 201913:06GMT

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  • Wed 3 Apr 201913:06GMT

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