Algeria’s Ministry of Defence has been allocated $9.3 billion for 2022, a fifth of total public spending, as the government sustains high levels of military investment to provide the armed forces with modern weapons procurement, army training, and updated defence systems in light of heightened security threats. The army has also been tasked with enhancing its technical capabilities and raising the capability of its troops. Meanwhile, plans for new military bases to be established on the country’s borders ready to combat any “emergency situation” have been drawn up. Israel’s burgeoning influenc…

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