Geopolitical analysis · Sahel By Belgacem Merbah · November 1, 2026 By deploying to Madama, Algeria's People's National Army (ANP) is not guarding a well or a pipeline: it is taking hold of the lock that commands all of north-eastern Niger. A choice that looks remote at first glance is in fact a natural extension of the strategic depth Algeria has built across its Deep South. On October 25, 2026, both chambers of the Algerian Parliament approved the deployment of ANP units to Niger at Niamey's request. The next day, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed off on the decision. Yet the expected site, Madama, raised questions. The official mandate is to protect Sonatrach's projects. But Madama lies in the far north-east of the country, about a hundred kilometres from Libya, far from the Kafra oil block and from the route of the future Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline. The paradox is only apparent: to understand Madama, one has to read three maps at once — terrain, deser...
Algeria, the Mecca of revolutionaries, has always defended just causes; its positions have today earned it the hostility of certain parties. The purpose of this blog is to defend Algeria and to deconstruct the lies that harm the image of our beautiful motherland.