Algeria: Military invasion of Niger will endanger the security of the region

  The chief of the General Staff of the Algerian army said that a foreign military invasion of Niger threatens the stability of the African coast. Speaking at the 11th International Security Conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Said Shangrikha warned against any foreign military intervention in Niger that would lead to more instability in the African coast, and called for a return to legal status and following the constitution, Sputnik news agency reported. in this African country and without foreign interference. Shangriha added: "The current situation on the coast of Africa is a direct result of the crisis in Libya and foreign intervention in the region since 2011, as well as the alarming increase in armed conflicts in Sudan since April 2023."

Forces of the Presidential Guard of Niger on July 26, having arrested the country's President Mohamed Bazum in the presidential palace and, having removed him from his post, seized power into their own hands. Niger is the largest country in the West African region and the majority of its population of 24 million is Muslim. Although Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, it has the largest uranium reserves. Until 1960, this country was a French colony and in the same year it declared its independence.