Council of the Nation Members Unanimously Approve the Deployment of Army Units to Niger

Members of the Council of the Nation unanimously approved today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the notification submitted by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune concerning the deployment of units of the People’s National Army abroad, in the Republic of Niger.
This came during a closed plenary session chaired by the Council’s President, Azouz Nasri, pursuant to Article 136 (paragraph 3) of the Constitution. The session was devoted to examining the notification dated October 22, 2026, issued under Article 91 (clause 2) of the Constitution.
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs Ahmed Attaf, representing the President of the Republic, presented a briefing on the subject of the notification, in the presence of Nadjiba Djilali, Minister of Relations with Parliament, and senior officers of the People’s National Army.
Members then heard statements from the heads of the parliamentary groups and/or their representatives, and from the delegate of members not affiliated with a parliamentary group, who expressed their confidence in the President’s wisdom. They highlighted the motives that called for invoking Article 91 of the Constitution and the objectives of the decision, chiefly protecting energy interests and implementing the provisions of the bilateral agreement signed between the two neighboring brotherly countries.
Under Article 91 (clause 2) of the Constitution, which requires the approval of two-thirds (3/2) of the Council’s members, i.e., 116 votes, the notification was approved unanimously by those voting, with 148 “yes” votes out of 148 (131 members present and 17 proxies).

Omar Tadrist