{"id":59913,"date":"2026-05-05T09:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=59913"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:47:37","slug":"algeria-deepens-african-footprint-with-major-strategic-projects-in-niger-and-chad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=59913","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Deepens African Footprint with Major Strategic Projects in Niger and Chad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outcomes of Algeria&#8217;s latest Council of Ministers meeting, chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, reveal a decisive push to strengthen Algeria&#8217;s presence deep within Africa through landmark strategic projects in Niger and Chad, cementing a partnership-driven development model with neighboring states.<\/p>\n<p>President Tebboune told dzwatch that he has directed authorities to accelerate completion of a major power generation plant in Niger within the next three months, describing the project as a &#8216;historic achievement&#8217; reflecting Algeria&#8217;s commitment to meaningful bilateral cooperation. He also called for expanding collaboration into oil exploration and production for mutual benefit.<\/p>\n<p>On the media front, President Tebboune ordered the launch of a joint media partnership to support these bilateral initiatives. Infrastructure cooperation includes fiber-optic cross-border connectivity, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, and rural border electrification.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Chad, President Tebboune directed the immediate construction of a cement plant exceeding one million tons annual capacity, alongside new energy and oil exploration projects. He further ordered Algerian firms to take immediate charge of completing two Trans-Saharan Highway sections on Chadian territory to boost bilateral trade.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria and Chad previously signed nearly 30 agreements covering public works, communications, health, pharmaceuticals, air transport, higher education, industry, and trade, including a refinery framework deal and mutual visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outcomes of Algeria&#8217;s latest Council of Ministers meeting, chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, reveal a decisive push to strengthen Algeria&#8217;s presence deep within Africa through landmark strategic projects in Niger and Chad, cementing a partnership-driven development model with neighboring states. President Tebboune told dzwatch that he has directed authorities to accelerate completion of a major &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}