{"id":78330,"date":"2026-09-16T22:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78330"},"modified":"2026-09-16T22:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:02:58","slug":"dzw-efddbdde4fdd8f358d3b5358a9fafc79e9e32095","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78330","title":{"rendered":"Algiers-Tamanrasset Railway Fuels Southern Economic Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Algiers-Tamanrasset railway<\/a> project is highlighted as a strategic and promising initiative designed to enhance economic and social mobility and drive national development. Approved by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune<\/a>, this vital infrastructure will connect Tamanrasset with the northern regions, passing through Laghouat, Ghardaia, El Menea, and In Salah. Experts, including Professor Rabah Kechichd from Kasdi Merbah University in Ouargla, emphasize its role as a significant logistical and economic lever that will foster economic integration, strengthen logistical sovereignty, and create unprecedented economic dynamism in Algeria<\/a>'s southern territories.<\/p>\n

The railway is poised to be a lifeline for economic and social progress, facilitating the transport of abundant mineral resources from the Hoggar region and stimulating investment<\/a>, particularly in the agricultural sector. Economic actors in El Menea foresee the project significantly boosting product transport to national markets and ports, thereby enhancing marketing and export opportunities. Furthermore, it is expected to facilitate the movement of industrial and agricultural supplies, reduce transport costs, support the competitiveness of local products, and encourage broader investment. Thousands of job opportunities are anticipated during both the construction and operational phases of the project.<\/p>\n

Beyond its direct economic impacts, the railway is set to open new developmental horizons by facilitating the movement of people and goods, linking universities to their economic environment, and ultimately strengthening Algeria's presence in its African depth through enhanced economic exchanges and non-hydrocarbon exports. Citizens and civil society representatives have expressed satisfaction, viewing it as a long-awaited strategic gain that will improve travel conditions, break the isolation of communities along its route, and stimulate commercial, economic, and tourism activities. Environmentally, the project is also expected to yield positive effects by reducing gas emissions from truck traffic and alleviating pressure on existing road networks, contributing to their preservation and sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The strategic Algiers-Tamanrasset railway project is anticipated to enhance economic and social mobility, fostering development and investment across Algeria’s south. This ambitious infrastructure initiative aims to integrate the region into the national transport network and stimulate unprecedented economic dynamism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78331,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78330\/revisions\/78331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}