Gara Djebilet: Algeria’s Strategic Shift From Raw Resource Exporter To Industrial Value Creator – OpEd

For decades, Algeria's economic model has been closely associated with the export of raw natural resources, particularly hydrocarbons. However, the development of the Gara Djebilet iron ore project signals a strategic attempt to redefine that model—moving away from simple extraction toward industrial value creation and economic diversification.

Rather than replicating the traditional extract-and-export paradigm common to many resource-rich states, Algeria is positioning Gara Djebilet as a vertically integrated industrial project...