01/12/2008
The Algerian government is moving forward with plans to issue new biometric identity documents, Tout sur l'Algerie reported on Sunday (November 30th). "The future ID card will not be a simple badge easy to falsify. It will be resistant to tampering. Ministry staff members have been sent abroad to learn from other countries' experiences in this matter," a source close to the Interior Ministry was quoted as saying. In addition to the biometric card, the Interior Ministry has also reportedly accelerated creation of a forgery-proof biometric passport.