Diplomatically outflanked, Algeria waves ‘general mobilization’ – The North Africa Post

On 20 April, the Algerian Council of Ministers adopted a draft law on the modalities of general mobility. The provision is provided for in the Constitution, but the moment is being asked in public opinion: Algiers is indeed caught up in many diplomatic tensions with its neighbours.

PARIS - Al-Quds Al-Arabi: The French magazine Jeune Afrique reported that, amid escalating diplomatic tensions with Morocco, chaos in Libya, and instability in the Sahel region, the Algerian regime is re-introducing an old draft law on general mobilization. Officially, the text is presented as a mere regulatory law that was scheduled to be adopted last year, but its timing raises questions. The […]

Algeria adopts draft law on general mobilization amid regional tensions - Yabiladi.com - Afric Info

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Colonial Legacy: Algeria still among Africa's most mined nations

On April 4, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously and without a vote supported a resolution calling on countries to comply with the 1997 treaty banning the use of mines, to protect and ensure human rights. The initiative was spearheaded by Algeria, which is most familiar with the effects of the mine threat. However, 1956 through 1962, during the Algerian War of Independence, France laid 11 million mines along Algeria’s eastern and western bord…

The Algerian Council of Ministers has adopted a bill authorizing the taking of exceptional measures by the Head of State in the event of war or natural disasters.

Difficult relations with Morocco, Libyan chaos, instability in the Sahel... While diplomatic tensions are increasing, the Algerian government is taking out an old bill on general mobilization from the drawers. Officially, it is a simple implementing text planned since last year. But the timetable questions.