Northern Africa

Rebels destroy several houses and the offices of the local police and water utility.

Power outages and water shortages cause multiple days of rioting in Rouached, Algeria. 11 people are injured. Riot police intervene.

Clashes between protesters and police are reported in the east and south of Algeria, as well as in different neighbourhoods of the capital, over water shortages. Streets are blocked and public buildings are burned.

Israeli warplanes hit water supply wells, pipelines, and wastewater treatment plants servicing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza region. Palestinian officials state that the attacks intentionally targeted the infrastructure, amounting to a war craime under the Geneva Protocol.

A major cold wave and lack of electricity, gas, and drinking water has led residents of Ain Mlila, Algeria to block major highways until their demands are met.

In early February, Ain Defla (Algeria) residents barricade the municipality and block access to the union and its associates. They demand better transport, water and educational infrastructure.

Rioters in Algeria armed with knives and molotov cocktails set fire to government buildings. They are angered due to lack of electrical and water services.

Riots break out in the region due to unemployment, water shortages, and resentment of the government. Protesters attack town halls and other administrative buildings.

Janjaweed militias smash water wells and burn both food and seeds in the Jebel Marra area. They also allegedly throw dead bodies into some open wells.

Clashes between rival tribes (Rezaigat and Massalit) over water and grazing rights leave more than 100 people dead and about 45 villages gutted in West Darfur, Sudan.