Algeria foreign affairs minister on W.Africa tour to discuss Niger crisis

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Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. PHOTO | SAUL LOEB | AFP

Algeria's top diplomat began a tour of West African countries Wednesday in a bid to find a solution following the coup in neighbouring Niger, where Algiers opposes any military intervention.

"Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf was mandated by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to go on a diplomatic tour to Nigeria, Benin and Ghana," the Algerian foreign ministry said on X, formerly known as Twitter.