Meanwhile, how are things going down in Algeria

It's not all a bed of roses but maybe some hope and some lessons to be learned if we choose to.

A welcome recovery from a decade of Islamist terrorism from The Times

But security is unquestionably better, and women, especially, feel far safer to leave their homes. Mr Bouteflika was quick to add Algeria's weight to the global campaign against terrorism while managing to keep the army out of domestic party politics. He has understood the challenge of religious fanaticism and faced it down. Algeria, at last, faces a brighter future.

Do we understand and will we face it down?