Madar (Algiers) - Algeria's minister delegate for national defence and chief of staff of the People's National Army, Lt-Gen Said Chanegriha, on Monday, November 9, 2026, began a working and inspection visit to the Second Military Region, according to a Defence Ministry statement carried by Algerian Radio.
According to the statement, he was received by the region's commander, Maj-Gen Mohamed Tayeb Brakni, and laid a wreath at the memorial to independence fighter Ahmed Boudjenane, known as Si Abbas, after whom the regional headquarters is named.
In an address to the region's officers and personnel, also followed by videoconference, Chanegriha said Algeria was "moving with steady steps" to strengthen its strategic choices, notably cooperation with neighbouring countries "within a proactive and preventive approach" to shared threats.
He placed in this context President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's decision to send a military formation to northern Niger at the request of the Nigerien authorities "to protect joint energy facilities and projects", noting that both chambers of parliament approved it unanimously at the end of October.
He said the decision reflected both countries' awareness of the need to protect these investments, "particularly in light of the security threats in the region from terrorist and subversive activities with regional and international ramifications".
Turning to the local elections scheduled for November 28, he said military personnel would vote in accordance with the law and that the army would "secure and guarantee the smooth conduct" of the vote, the statement said.
