Algeria and China Tighten Ranks for Next-Generation Mining Partnership

Algeria and China are deepening their strategic alliance with a focus on a new generation of mining cooperation. Algerian Minister of Mines Mourad Hanifi met with a senior official from China's Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs in Algiers to outline expanded collaboration.

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The two parties have charted the course for expanded mining cooperation, in a context of accelerated strategic rapprochement between the two countries.

The discussions covered geology, engineer training, and industrial investments, signaling a move towards greater integration beyond purely commercial exchanges. This aligns with the implementation of the 2022-2026 global strategic cooperation plan, which aims to transform the bilateral relationship.

Minister Hanifi presented Algeria's new mining doctrine, emphasizing the sector's role in industrialization, economic diversification, and national sovereignty. The goal is to transition from raw extraction to mastering the entire industrial process, supported by new investment legislation designed to attract Chinese capital.

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The ambition is to make the mining sector a lever for industrialization, economic diversification, and strengthening the country's sovereignty.

Key areas of focus include enhancing cooperation between geological services for resource exploration, developing specialized training programs for Algerian engineers with Chinese institutions, and encouraging Chinese investment in high-value-added mining projects within Algeria. Chinese officials expressed readiness to promote such investments.

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The minister reaffirmed the state's firm determination to move the mining sector from the simple stage of raw extraction to mastering the global industrial process.