Algeria’s president has announced that the government will establish unemployment benefits for young individuals, despite the country’s high unemployment rate.
Pay-outs to job seekers aged 19 to 40, according to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, will begin in March.
Those who qualify will be able to receive monthly payments of around $100 (£73) and certain medical benefits until they find work.
Mr. Tebboune, who made the announcement, stated that Algeria was the first country outside of Europe to provide such a benefit.
He went on to say that Algeria today has over 600,000 unemployed people.
BBC