Algerian Senate hits back at EU over ANP deployment in Niger

The Algerian Council of the Nation has issued a strong rebuke to an EU spokesperson who questioned the country's decision to deploy National People's Army (ANP) units to Niger. In an official statement, the upper house of the Algerian Parliament condemned these comments as an interference in the internal affairs of sovereign nations. The Senate clarified that the deployment was authorized unanimously by both houses of Parliament, following a request from Niger and in accordance with Article 91 of the Constitution, specifically to protect energy interests and fulfill a bilateral agreement. Dismissing the EU's concerns as an arrogant display of power, the Council affirmed that Algeria refuses to succumb to any form of blackmail and maintains its commitment to an independent and sovereign foreign policy.