Madar (Niamey) - Algeria's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, arrived in Niamey on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, for an official visit to Niger as special envoy of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, according to an Algerian foreign ministry statement.
He was welcomed on arrival by Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Nigeriens Abroad, Bakary Yaou Sangare. The visit comes a day after his stop in N'Djamena, where he handed Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby a letter from Tebboune.
The statement said the visit is part of "strengthening the positive dynamic" in Algeria-Niger relations and reflects both countries' will to promote bilateral cooperation and deepen consultation and coordination on regional and continental issues of common interest.
Attaf is due to be received by Niger's President, General Abdourahamane Tiani, to deliver a letter from the Algerian president. The visit comes days after Algerian fuel shipments reached Niger to ease its supply crisis.
