Algeria Dispatches Support Team to Niger Over Oil Well Issue

Algeria sent a technical mission to Niger from October 12 to 19, 2026, to assist in responding to the incident at the "Gomri W-8" oil well in the Aghadem oil region. The mission included experts from the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, the Petroleum Regulatory Authority, and Sonatrach. They held discussions with Nigerien officials regarding urgent measures to contain environmental damages. The mission was received by the President of Niger, who praised Algeria's intervention as part of African cooperation support and the solidarity between the two countries in the oil sector.

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