نداء إلى المواطنات والمواطنين الجزائريين
أعزائي المواطنين،
تشكل الرسالة المرفقة إنذارًا رسميًا موجّهًا إلى السفارات الأجنبية وكذلك إلى الشركات متعددة الجنسيات الناشطة في القطاع النفطي والمنجمي في الجزائر. وتذكّر بأن القانون المنجمي الجديد، الذي اعتمده مؤخرًا برلمان يفتقر إلى الشرعية الشعبية، يُلزم بلدنا في مواجهة الإرادة السيادية للشعب وعلى حساب مواردنا الاستراتيجية وبيئتنا ومستقبل أجيالنا القادمة.
لذا، ندعو جميع المواطنات والمواطنين الجزائريين، داخل الجزائر وخارجها، إلى تبني هذه المبادرة وإرسال هذه الرسالة بشكل جماعي إلى السفارات المعنية وإلى مقرات الشركات النفطية والمنجمية المعنية أو المهتمة. وستُرفق العناوين البريدية والإلكترونية لهذه المؤسسات لتسهيل هذا العمل الجماعي.
من خلال هذه التعبئة السلمية والمنظمة، نؤكد أمام المجتمع الدولي أن الشعب الجزائري لا يعترف بشرعية هذا القانون ولا بالعقود التي ستنجم عنه، وأنه يبقى المالك الوحيد للسيادة على ثرواته الطبيعية.
رسالة إلى السفراء ومسؤولي الشركات:
Subject: Official Warning Regarding Mining Agreements Concluded Under the New Law Adopted in Algeria
To the attention of:
Their Excellencies, the Ambassadors accredited in Algeria,
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Representatives and Leaders of companies operating in the extractive sector.
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have the honor to address this communication to you concerning the new mining law recently adopted by the Algerian parliament.
This adoption raises a fundamental question of legitimacy: this parliament, born of an electoral process marked by massive abstention and profound popular rejection, does not genuinely represent the sovereign will of the Algerian people. Consequently, the strategic decisions it takes—particularly regarding the exploitation of natural resources—cannot bind the nation in a lasting and irreversible manner.
Beyond this legitimacy deficit, the law itself suffers from serious shortcomings. It paves the way for excessive liberalization of the mining sector, without sufficient safeguards in terms of transparency, public oversight, social accountability, and environmental protection. It also fails to guarantee the consultation of local populations and to safeguard Algeria’s long-term strategic interests.
Even more seriously, this legal framework provides no solid protection against environmental risks associated with certain forms of exploitation. The prospect of unconventional activities, such as shale gas extraction, poses grave threats to fragile ecosystems and to the Albian aquifer. This transboundary aquifer, recognized as a global strategic reserve, is a vital resource for the future of millions of people in the Maghreb and the Sahel. Its contamination would represent an irreversible ecological and human disaster.
In this context, we solemnly recall that all agreements, concessions, and licenses granted under this law will be deemed inconsistent with the sovereign will of the Algerian people and will, in due course, be subject to systematic review. They may be renegotiated, suspended, or annulled once democratic legitimacy has been restored.
This principle is rooted in international law regarding the permanent sovereignty of peoples over their natural resources, as well as in universal standards of good governance, transparency, and environmental responsibility.
We therefore call on partner governments, diplomatic missions, and economic actors to exercise prudence and responsibility. Sustainable economic relations can only thrive on the basis of recognized legality and genuine popular consent. Any contractual commitment concluded under this law, in the absence of legitimacy, will be exposed to serious political, legal, and reputational risks.
Please accept, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, the assurances of our highest consideration.
جهات الاتصال بالسفارات والشركات المنجمية والنفطية:
