Algeria

The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria has estimated that more than 10 million landmines were laid along its eastern border with Tunisia and its western border with Morocco. All demining in Algeria is carried out by the army.[1]

Algeria’s revised Article 5 deadline extension request, submitted in August 2011, requested an extension for a further five years (until 1 April 2017) to clear all remaining known mined areas. The request, however, failed to include any reference to cost and funding needs for that period.[2] Algeria does not receive international support for its mine action program and it has never provided details of expenditure or cost estimates from its national or military budget for clearance operations or victim assistance.