A wave of economic protests in February and March 2011 prompted the Algerian government to offer more than $23 billion in public grants and retroactive salary and benefit increases.
ɐ wˈeɪv ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk pɹˈoʊtɛsts ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi ænd mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən pɹˈɑːmptᵻd ðɪ ældʒˈɪɹiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʊ ˈɔfɚ mˈoːɹ ðɐn dˈɑːlɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː bˈɪliən ɪn pˈʌblɪk ɡɹˈænts ænd ɹˌɛtɹoʊˈæktɪv sˈælɚɹi ænd bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ˈɪŋkɹiːsᵻz.