Algeria, Niger
The security and business implications of the Algiers-Niamey reconciliation

Mohamed Arkab, flanked by Nigerien ministers Sani Issoufou Mahamadou (left) and Sahabi Oumarou (right), during a meeting of the steering committee for the trans-Saharan gas pipeline project in Algiers on 11 February 2025.
Mohamed Arkab, flanked by Nigerien ministers Sani Issoufou Mahamadou (left) and Sahabi Oumarou (right), during a meeting of the steering committee for the trans-Saharan gas pipeline project in Algiers on 11 February 2025. © Billel Bensalem / APP / MaxPPP
While Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Abdourahamane Tiani wished to highlight the trans-Saharan gas pipeline project as a means of sealing their reconciliation, it was in fact Algerian security officials who played a decisive role in maintaining and reviving relations between the two neighbours. [...]
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