Ahmed Attaf, the Foreign Minister and National Community Abroad of Algeria has embarked on a series of official visits in West Africa starting this Wednesday, to discuss the Niger crisis.
His destinations include the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, and the Republic of Ghana.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Attaf is visiting these countries on the assignment of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
During these visits, the Algerian minister will engage in consultations with his counterparts from these nations, all of which belong to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The focal point of these consultations will be the crisis in Niger and the strategies for addressing it.
The discussions aim to contribute to formulating a political solution that prevents the potential escalation of the situation, safeguarding the country and the region as a whole from its possible repercussions.
The West African bloc has threatened to use force to reinstate Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was detained by guards on July 26.
Algeria, which shares a 1,000-kilometre (600-mile) long land border with Niger, has previously cautioned against a military solution, which Tebboune said would be “a direct threat” to his North African country.
Niger is the fourth nation in West Africa since 2020 to suffer a coup, following Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali.
