By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Jeune Afrique
Algeria presents its military deployment to Niger as a doctrinal shift and a means of strengthening its security role alongside Niamey. Jeune Afrique interprets this policy as Algiers' desire to regain influence in the Sahel in the face of competing alliances.
Niger’s National Coordination of the Civil-Military Project says the deployment of Algerian soldiers is a matter of cooperation, not a transfer of responsibility for Niger’s security. Its statement describes the collaboration as an equal partnership, following Algeria’s approval of sending troops, Maghreb Emergent reports.
🇳🇪 Niger · Source: Maghreb Emergent ·
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on 25 October that battalions would be sent to Niger, after the deployment of troops to Madama was approved. TelQuel is questioning the aims of this military presence and the interests it could serve, amid cooperation between Algiers and Niamey.
🇳🇪 Niger · Source: TelQuel ·
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received Nigerien Defence Minister General Salifou Modi in Algiers to discuss security and military cooperation. The 13 October meeting is part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the neighbouring countries, according to Algeria’s Ministry of National Defence.
🇳🇪 Niger · Source: Tamtam Info ·
Researcher Abdoulaye Sounaye says it is premature to view the deployment of an Algerian military unit in Niger, approved by the Algerian Parliament, as a solution to insecurity. In an analysis relayed by Deutsche Welle, he says Nigerien authorities will have to explain the foreign presence in light of their sovereignist rhetoric.
🇳🇪 Niger · Source: Mali Actu ·
Three Beninese arrested in Niger over fake customs auctionsNigerien judicial police have arrested three Beninese nationals in Gaya suspected of organising fake auctions attributed to Customs. Investigators have recorded more than 37 complainants and provisional losses of 7 million CFA francs; a fourth suspect living in Benin is being sought, according to judicial police.
Guinean army details reforms since 2021Guinea's director of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces, Ansoumane Toumany Camara, describes the reforms launched since 2021 in training, equipment and border security. On the eve of the 68th anniversary of the Guinean Armed Forces, he also discusses new technologies, human rights and closer ties with the population, according to Africaguinee.The week in Africa
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