On 17 March 2025, teachers of Omar Al-Farouq Middle School held a protest in Deldoul (Deldoul, Adrar) condemning an attack on their school director, who was pelted with stones after leaving a mosque following the night prayer.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 17, 2025, teachers at Omar Al-Farouk Middle School in the Deldoul area of Adrar Province, Algeria, held peaceful demonstrations protesting the assault of their principal. The small-scale regional protest was triggered by a stone-throwing attack on the principal as he left a mosque after evening prayers, representing a low-level direct risk to supply chains.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Regional educational infrastructure instability: Potential operational disruptions at educational institutions in the Deldoul area raise concerns about short-term disruptions to local workforce supply
• Risk of spreading social tensions: If educational sector conflicts spread to the broader community, there is potential for minor impacts on economic activities and logistics transportation within Adrar Province
• Southern Algeria regional monitoring required: Need to assess potential impacts of social instability in the Sahara region on energy and mineral-related transportation routes

3) Watch points

• Whether additional education-related demonstrations occur within Adrar Province and the possibility of scale expansion
• Continued observation of changes in social tension levels in southern Algeria's Sahara region and operational status of major transportation and logistics infrastructure