RALPH WENGE, CNN ANCHOR: At least two dozen people have been killed in new violence in Algeria, where an insurgency is claiming lives almost daily. The government blames Muslim guerrilla fighters in the deaths of about 75 people in the past week alone. More than 100,000 people have been killed during the country's eight-year civil war. Uganda's WBS traveled to Algeria and discovered that the government has managed to make some economic progress despite the fighting.</s>YUSUF KALYANGO JR., WBS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Algeria has fought for several decades an economic stability with</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The economical situation changes a lot and the young people -- they can afford one family, they can even set up one family. How they can, of course, set up four or five -- to be married to four or five women is quite difficult.</s>KALYANGO: The country has had its setbacks due to political transformation. Three million Algerians are jobless, which constitutes 9 percent of the population in search for employment. (on camera): Although Algeria's private sector is very strong and bigger than any North African country, its contribution to the national economy and budget is very limited, actually less than 10 percent. The government has brought in consultants to welcome its privatization to boost the now fragile and struggling economy. (voice-over): Algeria is also heavily indebted, like any other developing country. The country has a debt burden for the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to the tune of 30 billion United States dollars. Being a rich country by African standards, Algeria has paid four times the amount of its debt to IMF in just 10 years. This is equivalent to 120 billion United States dollars paid as interest to IMF, a cause that has greatly effected the Algerian economy. I am Yusuf Kalyango Jr. reporting for CNN WORLD REPORT in Algeria.
Algerian Government Makes Economic Progress Despite Constant Fighting