Niger: in Algeria, the shadow of a massive migratory wave after the coup worries the public authorities

“The end of the coup is still possible in Niger and diplomacy is the best way to resolve the crisis in the country”, declared this Tuesday morning the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken. After the ultimatum of the West African countries of ECOWAS, the way of the exchange takes precedence over a potential military intervention of the latter. A solution encouraged by Algeria, which is worried about the instability of its neighbor.

Terrible consequences for Algeria?

Because in the largest country in Africa, Niger has been in the news for several days. The situation on the ground worries Algeria to the highest degree, which calls for the restoration of constitutional authority while ruling out any possibility of military intervention in this border country.

“The applications can be terrible for Algeria. The country shares a very long border with this country, with all the countries of the Sahel in general. There is something like 2,500 kilometers between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger especially “, explains political analyst Hassane Moali, at the microphone of Europe 1.

A border difficult to monitor

“Imagine a country of 20 million inhabitants if things ever turn sour. You will have a wave of flight and a massive exodus towards the Algerian borders. Inevitably, among this batch, there will be jihadists, people who would have an interest in sowing discord. It is extremely complicated for Algeria”, he continues.

The two countries share almost 1,000 kilometers of border in the desert. Large expanses of desert that are difficult to monitor. So, faced with the situation, the risk of a massive exodus of populations is too great for Algiers, which wants at all costs to avoid the scenario of a stalemate in the conflict.