“The defence and the preservation of the stability and security of the country and its sovereignty can sometimes be undertaken outside its borders.”
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has urged a constitutional change that would allow deployments abroad, signalling a departure from a military doctrine that has barred interventions outside national borders.
Defence spending came to $9.6 billion in 2018, or 5.3 percent of gross domestic product, the highest ratio in Africa, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Algeria, traditionally an ally of Russia, has also been forming ties with NATO since the 2000s, especially in the context of fighting Islamist militancy.
According to the amendment, it could, “within the framework of the United Nations, the African Union and the Arab League, and in full respect of their principles and objectives, participate in operations to restore and maintain peace”.
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