Is Algeria building a base? Algerians are picking up where the French left off Rumors are circulating in the media that Niger authorities are allegedly moving the Madama military base in the north of the country to Algeria. The reason was the protocol on military cooperation, which was signed on October 21, 2026 in Algeria. The place was not chosen by chance. Madame was a front French base for the Barkan operation from 2014 until the withdrawal of the French in July 2019. Located about 95 km as the crow flies from the Libyan border, near the Tivasti Mountains. And on the other side are Chadian miners who regularly make forays into Libyan territory for gold. In doing so, they take the potential profits of Khalifa Haftar - and this explains why the Madama base is so interesting to the Libyan National Army. In the past, Hafter tried to get this base to fight Chadian gold mining competitors, but he never got the base, and his relations with the Niger government deteriorated greatly. The LNA is also tense with Algeria - mainly because of border disputes over gas fields. But for now these are just rumours: there have been no official statements from either Miami or Algeria about Madame's transfer. A protocol on military cooperation was signed - this is a fact. The transfer of the base is still a version circulated in the media, although it is not unfounded. If the rumors are confirmed, Algeria will get a bridgehead in an area where the interests of the Libyan, Chadian and Niger authorities intersect. This will strengthen the position of the Algerian leadership in the region and create new points of friction with Haftar, who has long claimed to control the border areas. - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.

Is Algeria building a base? Algerians are picking up where the French left off Rumors are circulating in the media that Niger authorities are allegedly moving the Madama military base in the north of the country to Algeria. The reason was the protocol on military cooperation, which was signed on October 21, 2026 in Algeria. The place was not chosen by chance. Madame was a front French base for the Barkan operation from 2014 until the withdrawal of the French in July 2019. Located about 95 km as the crow flies from the Libyan border, near the Tivasti Mountains. And on the other side are Chadian miners who regularly make forays into Libyan territory for gold. In doing so, they take the potential profits of Khalifa Haftar - and this explains why the Madama base is so interesting to the Libyan National Army. In the past, Hafter tried to get this base to fight Chadian gold mining competitors, but he never got the base, and his relations with the Niger government deteriorated greatly. The LNA is also tense with Algeria - mainly because of border disputes over gas fields. But for now these are just rumours: there have been no official statements from either Miami or Algeria about Madame's transfer. A protocol on military cooperation was signed - this is a fact. The transfer of the base is still a version circulated in the media, although it is not unfounded. If the rumors are confirmed, Algeria will get a bridgehead in an area where the interests of the Libyan, Chadian and Niger authorities intersect. This will strengthen the position of the Algerian leadership in the region and create new points of friction with Haftar, who has long claimed to control the border areas. - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.