Algeria's security policy to address security threats in the African Sahel region

Abstract EN

Algeria has been able to play a leading role in the African Sahel region and has long become a focus and driver of events and Algeria’s policy in the region is permanent and unwavering based on maintaining the security of its borders with the states of the region as part of the protection of its national security linked to the immunization of borders, Algeria has therefore endeavored to contain the crises in the region, which have become a direct threat to Algeria’s national security.

it has also sought to confront western policies, some of which have become obstacles to Algeria’s security system, jointly with the states of the region.

in this way, Algeria adopts a multidimensional security approach to address security threats in the Sahel’s logic.

this study clarifies Algeria’s security policy towards the African Sahel, which is at present at the centre of its foreign and security policies because of its vital importance to its security and national interest.