EU request for "clarifications" on Algerian military deployment in Niger: Niamey and Algiers are angry, Brussels backtracks!
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EU request for "clarifications" on Algerian military deployment in Niger: Niamey and Algiers are angry, Brussels backtracks! (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The EU asked for clarifications on the Algerian military deployment in Niger, including its objectives and legal basis. Niamey and Algiers rejected the remarks, and the European Commission then denied it had intended to request clarifications.
Niger-Algeria security agreements: Niamey denounces EU interference in its internal affairs (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Nigerien government has denounced EU interference in its internal affairs after European Commission remarks questioning the economic and security agreements with Algeria, which provide for the deployment of Algerian troops to Niger. The EU's chargé d'affaires was summoned to the Prime…
Interference: The European Union called to order in Niger (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Niger's government summoned the EU Delegation's chargé d'affaires in Niamey after the EU spokesperson's remarks on the deployment of Algerian soldiers in Niger. Niamey denounced interference and rejected any demands from Brussels.
Diplomacy: Niamey raises its tone with the European Union and asserts its sovereignty (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Niger summoned the interim head of the European Union delegation in Niamey after EU spokesperson remarks on agreements signed with Algeria. Niamey condemned the remarks as interference and affirmed its right to choose its partners.
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