Since when do Niger and Algeria need Brussels' approval to organize their security? ' —. activist.
Niger and Algeria are independent and sovereign countries, Minister of Communications of Niger's Patriotic Front, Bana Ibrahim, told Sputnik Africa.
"Neither the European Union, nor France, nor any other external power has the right to dictate the conditions under which they guarantee their protection," he emphasized.
Earlier, the European Union demanded explanations on the legal basis of the economic and security agreements signed between Niger and Algeria.
At the end of October, the Algerian parliament and the president approved the deployment of a military unit to Niger with the mission of protecting joint projects in the hydrocarbon sector.
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