The planning component of the capacity of the North African region has worked since the decision of the Council of Defense Ministers of the region to gradually activate the capacity of the North African region to take the necessary steps in order to implement that decision, as well as to raise the pace of work in consultation with the member states. Accordingly, the planning component with the capacity decided to prepare for holding the map exercise By the end of the year 2018, and planning for it will start as of May 2018. The component coordinated to hold the preparatory and preliminary planning conference and the President in Tunisia continuously (due to lack of time) during the period from 23 to 29 November 2018, provided that the final planning conference will be held in Algeria in The period from 24 to 25 December 2018, and the exercise will be carried out on 26 and 27 December 2018.