Algeria drafts wartime mobilization bill amid regional tensions
- Algeria’s government approved a draft law earlier in May 2025 to establish a framework for full-scale wartime mobilisation amid rising regional tensions.
- This mobilisation bill follows recent security incidents, including Algeria shooting down a Malian drone near its border and strained relations with neighboring Morocco, Mali, and France.
- The 69-article draft law, citing Article 99 of Algeria’s Constitution, grants sweeping powers to the military over civilians, the economy, and key sectors during crises, not limited to war.
- The bill includes penalties of up to ten years for leaking mobilisation plans and prison terms for disobeying orders, while President Tebboune calls it a necessary legal measure for national crises.
- The bill sparks public concern and debate but is framed by officials as a legal update to prepare Algeria amid ongoing regional instability and deteriorated ties with France and Morocco.
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Algeria drafts wartime mobilization bill amid regional tensions
Algeria’s government proposed a law to streamline military mobilization amid tensions with neighboring countries Morocco and Mali, as well as former colonial ruler France.
Is Algeria gearing up for war with new mobilisation bill?
Algeria is laying legal groundwork for a full-scale wartime mobilisation, with a sweeping bill that would put civilians, the economy, and institutions under direct military command. On Monday, the Algerian government introduced a controversial draft law to parliament that could pave the way for nationwide mobilisation in the event of war or a national crisis. The 69-article bill, currently under review, outlines how Algeria would transition from…
Algeria’s Wartime Mobilization Law: The Domino Reshaping North African Security
… imposed on Europe would reverberate through American supply chains, … Algeria’s neighbors cannot ignore such a concentration of emergency power. Morocco … own emergency-powers frameworks; Mali’s junta, furious … with Turkey or China; and Niger and Burkina Faso …
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