Yabiladi.com posted on 9 June 2025 an article titled "Algeria Withdraws Major Port Project from China, Is the Sahara Question the Reason?" by Mohammed Jaabouk.
Algeria has pulled out of a multi-billion project first announced in 2015 for China to finance, build, manage, and partially own the huge El Hamdania port. It was initially launched as a rival to Morocco's Tanger-Med port. The article suggests China's position on the controversial Western Sahara issue may have something to do with the cancellation.
Comment: This project has been in doubt for years and likely has more to do with Algeria's ability to pay for the project and its economic viability.
