Algeria President Vows Reform

I just read an article about a speech given by the President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He has been ruler of Algeria for 12 years and now vows to increase democracy in his nation. He has promised constitutional reforms and high unemployment, among other measures to ward off the kind of civil unrest that has swept across the Arab world. In order to do this, Bouteflika will hire a commission of constitutional law experts to draft the necessary amendments.

Algeria is right next to Libya and Egypt, which is probably what has spurred this President to promise reformation. I imagine most countries in that area are worried about citizen uprisings. It is amazing how Tanzania has set off a chain reaction of uprisings in Africa.