Niger and eastern Libya coordinate border security
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine met Osama Hammad, head of eastern Libya’s government, in Benghazi to discuss border security and combating trafficking. The Nigerien delegation included army chief of staff Mamane Sani Kiaou, and talks focused on coordination with eastern Libyan authorities, according to official statements.
Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine and Osama Hammad, head of the government in eastern Libya, discussed control of their shared border and the fight against trafficking in Benghazi on 1 November, according to official statements reported by Alwihda Info. The border between Niger and Libya stretches for approximately 340 kilometres.
The talks also covered intelligence coordination and cross-border threats, including armed groups and instability in the area between Libya, Niger and Chad. Zeine was accompanied by Niger’s army chief of staff, General Mamane Sani Kiaou, and other military officials, Alwihda Info notes.
The meeting was part of a series of cooperation efforts by Libya: on 8 October, Tunisia and Libya strengthened their security cooperation in Tripoli.
