Algeria

Algeria's strategic geographical location at the intersection of sub-Saharan Arica and Europe makes it an important country of transit for migrants, and increasingly a country of origin and destination. Migrants heading to Algeria as a destination or transiting through it are mostly from sub-Saharan Africa; many remain in Algeria when they fail to reach Europe. The majority of migrants arrive in southern Algeria via Niger and Mali and then move northwards towards Algeria's coastal cities, where migrants travel along the Central and Western Mediterranean route.?

Algeria is also a destination country for Palestinians, Syrians and Libyans seeking refuge from conflict affected-areas. In addition, Algeria has hosted over 170,000 of the Sahrawi population in refugee camps near Tindouf in Southwest Algeria since 1975. The harsh conditions and remote location leaves the majority of the refugee population dependent on humanitarian aid to sustain basic needs such as access to food, water and shelter.?

In 2008, Algeria changed its laws to govern foreign nationals' conditions for entry, stay, exist from the country. This law criminalises illegal entry, stay, and exist and leaves the majority of migrants vulnerable at various stages of the migration process.?

INFORM measures Algeria's risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster at 4.0/10. Hazard and Exposure and Lack of Coping capacity score highest at 5.2/10 and 4.4/10 respectively.?