Africa-Press. Bilateral talks were held on Monday in Algiers between Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Niger’s President Abdourahamane Tiani.
Tiani traveled to Algeria at the head of an official delegation, in a visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and easing diplomatic tensions between the two countries after a crisis that lasted nearly ten months.
The visit comes after a notable diplomatic step: Algeria announced last week that it was returning its ambassador to Niamey, alongside the resumption of duties by Niger’s ambassador to Algeria, as part of a “renewal of political dialogue” and efforts to enhance cooperation and good-neighborly relations.
The crisis is linked to regional disputes in the Sahel in April 2025 following a drone incident and tensions over an airspace violation, which at the time led to a downgrade in diplomatic representation between Algeria and some Sahel countries.
The visit is expected to focus on economic and strategic cooperation, including energy files and regional connectivity projects—chief among them the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project linking Nigeria to Europe via Niger and Algeria—along with infrastructure projects and trans-Saharan road networks.
Algeria–Niger relations are of particular importance given their long shared land border and their role in Sahel security and economic exchange, as countries in the region seek to recalibrate relations amid growing security and development challenges.
