Algeria has sent its first troops and tankers to northern Niger, signaling a significant military expansion in the Sahel region, per Africanews.
The deployment comes amid growing tensions and efforts by Algeria to assert influence in neighboring countries, as noted by The Soufan Center.
Niger's military delegation has also traveled to Benghazi, indicating broader diplomatic outreach to Libyan leader Haftar, Agenzia Nova reports.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: military expansion. Its words also reach E11 organizations.
Here it is a dynamic between states and organizations: troops, tensions, influence and diplomatic outreach (E12 states), with tankers (E11 organizations).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: troops, tensions, influence, diplomatic outreach, Libyan leader Haftar.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: tankers.