Algeria dismisses EU concerns over Niger deployment as French-led provocation

A statement from an EU spokesperson regarding the deployment of Algerian military units in Niger has sparked strong criticism in Algeria. The country's official news agency stated that no official requests for clarification or diplomatic exchanges with the EU have taken place, labeling the comments as pure fiction. It emphasized that Algeria would have rejected any such inquiry as an intolerable interference in its sovereign decisions. The agency highlighted the Franco-Moroccan background of the spokesperson, suggesting the statement was a scripted attempt by Paris to weaponize EU institutions in its ongoing hostility toward Algiers. According to the report, France is struggling to accept its diminishing influence in the Sahel and is unsettled by Algeria’s regional prominence. The article maintained that cooperation between Algeria and Niger is driven by shared regional security interests rather than external agendas, asserting that Algeria is not required to justify its sovereign initiatives to any foreign power.