By AFP More by this AuthorAlgeria said it sent a high-ranking official to Niger on Thursday as part of its diplomatic push in the aftermath of a military coup in the neighbouring country. The Algerian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General Lounes Magramane will be visiting Niger on Thursday, the ministry said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Advertisement"The diplomat was due to hold a series of meeting with figures and high officials in Niger," it added. Algeria, which shares a 1,000-kilometre (600-mile) southern land border with Niger, has previously cautioned against a military solution, which President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said would be "a direct threat" to his country. Niger is the fourth nation in West Africa since 2020 to suffer a coup, following Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali.

Source: Daily Nation August 25, 2023 02:12 UTC