Algerian government reviews industry, anti-drug policy and southern rail
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leprovincial
Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb convened the government to discuss industrial integration, the fight against narcotics and railway development in the south. Ministers examined, among other things, how to calculate integration rates in the automotive and mobile phone sectors, the 2025-2029 anti-drug strategy and the El Meniaa-Tamanrasset railway link, according to the Prime Minister’s Services.
The Algerian government examined a mechanism for calculating the integration rate in vehicle and mobile phone manufacturing, a mid-term assessment of its 2025-2029 anti-drug strategy, and progress on the railway project between El Meniaa and Tamanrasset. Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb chaired the meeting, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Services.
The industrial mechanism is intended to measure the proportion of components and operations carried out in Algeria in order to strengthen local production, partnerships, technology transfer and subcontracting. The aim is to go beyond simple assembly and reduce imports. The review of this mechanism follows a revision of the calculation of the automotive and mobile integration rate, published on 21 October 2026.
On the anti-drug strategy, which covers 2025-2029, ministers studied the results of an action plan based on anticipation, deterrence and intervention. The government plans to assess the effectiveness of the measures each month and step up local initiatives in neighbourhoods, while adapting its measures to developments in organised crime.
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