Africa Intel

🇩🇿🇳🇪 Algeria and Niger sign security pact as Algiers deepens Sahel military role Niger’s Minister of State for National Defence, Salifou Mody, visited Algiers on 21 October for the second time in two weeks, where he met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and signed a security pact with Algerian army chief Saïd Chengriha. The terms of the agreement were not made public, but Chengriha said Algeria was ready to consider any proposal from Niger to strengthen military cooperation. The move comes as Algeria strengthens ties with the Alliance of Sahel States. Four Algerian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets deployed to Niamey after the 29 August attempted coup remain at the capital’s airport alongside an Ilyushin Il-78 tanker and an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft, with no operational missions reported so far. #Niger 🔸 Source @africaintel