The head of Niger\u2019s military junta has declared the start of a \u201cnew dynamic\u201d with Algeria.<\/p>\n
General Abdourahamane Tiani met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers on Monday to announce the construction of a new gas pipeline.<\/p>\n
Tebboune said the visit marked the end to \u201can abnormal period of chilliness\u201d between the two countries.<\/p>\n
In April, Algeria shot down a drone from Mali – a member of the Alliance of Sahel States to which Niger and Burkina Faso also belong.<\/p>\n
All three nations recalled their ambassadors to Algiers following the incident and Algeria followed suit.<\/p>\n
The new pipeline runs from Algeria to Nigeria and will cross the territory of Niger. Initial steps are due to start after Ramadan.<\/p>\n
The 4,000-kilometre Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline will transport gas extracted in Nigeria to Algeria, and has been on the drawing board for more than 15 years.<\/p>\n
Plans for the project had accelerated in early 2025 before the falling out between Algeria and the Sahel states.<\/p>\n
Following Monday’s meeting, Tebboune promised support for Niger, which is facing severe economic difficulties, listing plans for projects in the health and education sectors.<\/p>\n
Algeria last week sent a delegation to Burkina Faso to discuss mining and hydrocarbons. But ties with Mali are still strained. Bamako accuses Algeria of maintaining ties with terrorist groups along their shared border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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