• Algeria launches the AMLAK system to replace paper land titles with a fully electronic format.

• Authorities aim to reduce delays, secure property rights, and improve land governance transparency.

• Rising land activity strengthens the case for digital reform as title issuance increased 15% in 2025.

Algeria has launched the nationwide rollout of the AMLAK information system, which aims to gradually replace the paper-based land title booklet with a fully electronic format. The General Directorate of National Land Domain (DGDN) announced the decision on Sunday, January 11, as part of efforts to accelerate the digital transformation of land administration. Ultimately, authorities will connect all cadastral and land registry offices to this unified system.

The transition to an electronic land title first targets the weaknesses of the current system. Paper-based procedures generate long processing times, create update difficulties, and expose documents to risks of loss or falsification. By centralizing the issuance, modification, and archiving of land titles, the AMLAK system should improve data reliability and strengthen coordination among relevant services.

Unlike a simple digitization process, the system relies on a comprehensive traceability mechanism for all land operations. The platform records each stage, from application submission to title issuance. As a result, operations become verifiable and compliant with existing regulatory requirements. For the administration, AMLAK also provides real-time performance indicators, which facilitate the monitoring of cadastral activity and resource management.

For users, the reform should lead to a significant reduction in processing times. Cadastral and land registry services should process applications more quickly, thereby limiting administrative bottlenecks. This streamlining of procedures could accelerate real estate transactions, secure property rights, and reduce disputes related to land titles, which represent key factors for the proper functioning of the real estate market.

This development occurs amid rising land activity. In 2025, the National Agency for Land Conservation, Cadastre, and Cartography (ANCFCC) issued 430,000 land titles, representing a 15% increase compared with 2024. This momentum increases pressure on land services and strengthens the case for a digital system capable of handling growing volumes of applications.

Over the longer term, the nationwide adoption of AMLAK could improve land governance and strengthen administrative transparency. By relying on centralized and updated land data, the state acquires a tool capable of supporting real estate investment security and modernizing the management of national land assets.

This article was initially published in French by Samira Njoya

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum