Via: Sputnik News

“Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Arkab, and the Minister of Petroleum of Niger, Sahabi Oumarou, met last Sunday to discuss the strategic Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project and reaffirmed their commitment to ongoing coordination meetings aimed at assessing and advancing the project, Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mining stated.
The two countries reviewed the implementation of decisions made earlier by the hydrocarbon ministers of Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria, stressing the importance of the TSGP”.

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Via: Anadolu Agency

“Türkiye is exploring new investment projects in Somalia’s central state of Galmudug, the Turkish envoy to the country said on Tuesday.

After arriving in Dusmareb, the capital of Galmudug, a delegation led by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktas held talks with Ahmed Abdi Karie, the state’s president, along with his Cabinet.

They discussed establishing infrastructure projects in the Galmudug state and the role of Turkish investments”.

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Via: RT

“The US has concluded the withdrawal of its forces and assets from Niger, months after the military rulers of the Sahel country demanded their departure.

In a joint statement on Monday, the Pentagon and the Nigerien defense ministry said the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Coordination Element, which included a two-star general officer and staff, has also left Niger.

“This process began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of withdrawal conditions and continued with the withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 101 in Niamey on July 7… and Air Base 201 in Agadez on August 5,” the parties stated.

The Pentagon had some 1,000 troops stationed in Niger, where it had built a $100 million military base in 2016 and relied on the landlocked state as a crucial location for its counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel region.

In March, the new government, which took power after ousting pro-Western President Mohamed Bazoum in 2023, terminated the defense agreement which, for over a decade, had allowed American soldiers and civilian contractors to operate there. The military leadership cited the US contingent’s failure to defeat the jihadist militants who continue to terrorize the Sahel as a reason for the decision”.

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