Niger: General Abdourahamane Tiani's Visit to Algiers Puts an End to Several Months of Crisis
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Niger, Algeria announce ’new dynamic’ in ties
The head of Niger's military junta declared the start of a "new dynamic" with Algeria following a meeting with its president on Monday, announcing plans to start construction on a new gas pipeline. Ties between the two countries had been strained for nearly a year after Algeria last April shot down a drone from Mali, which along with Niger and Burkina Faso belongs to a confederation of military-led Sahel nations. Niger's General Abdourahamane Ti…
The head of Niger's military regime, General Abdourahamane Tiani, concluded a two-day official visit to Algeria on Monday, February 16, at the invitation of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The head of the National Committee for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) was accompanied by a large ministerial delegation for this visit, which brings an end to several months of diplomatic crisis between Niamey and Algiers.
Did General Abdourahamane Tiani, the President of Niger, meet with the French Interior Minister in Algiers? The two men's official visits overlapped for a day. On Sunday and Monday, Abdourahamane Tiani exceptionally traded his fatigues for a white boubou to meet with the Algerian President, during a highly publicized reconciliation visit after nearly a year of estrangement. He and a large government delegation were received by a warm-hearted Abd…
Algeria: On Monday, Algeria and Niger agreed to reactivate bilateral cooperation mechanisms, signaling the end of a dispute that had lasted for more than ten months between the two countries. This came in a joint statement issued by the Algerian presidency and published on its social media accounts, following bilateral and expanded talks between Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Nigerien counterpart, Abdourahmane Tiani.
Algeria: Relations with Niger Warm During Junta Leader's Visit Admin FCE Feb 16, 2026 - 6:51 PM The head of Niger's military regime, General Abdourahamane Tiani, and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signaled a thaw in their bilateral relations, which had been strained for months, on Monday, notably announcing the launch of the first section of the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline passing through Niger. General Tiani was received Monday at the P…
Niamey and Algiers had been at odds for nearly a year following the destruction by Algerian forces of a drone belonging to Mali, an ally of Niger. But Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani resumed talks with his counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during a visit to his neighbor. The backdrop to these discussions was the ambitious Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project, which is far from being an “African pipe dream.”
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