According to France 24, Algeria will send army units to Niger to protect its energy and economic interests.
The Algerian presidency announced the planned deployment in a statement on Monday, October 26.
Tuesday, 27 October, 2026
Somalia: Somalia reports deadly fighting with al-Shabaab as both sides claim heavy losses
Somalia’s government and al-Shabaab militants have issued sharply conflicting accounts of deadly fighting near the southern city of Leego, with both sides claiming to have inflicted heavy losses during a battle on Monday.
The Somali defence ministry said on Tuesday that federal troops had killed 75 militants and wounded 56 others. The al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group claimed it had killed 321 government soldiers during an attack on Turkish-trained troops and an allied militia.
Sunday, 25 October, 2026
Israel: Israeli military to close West Bank crossings ahead of upcoming elections as massive operation underway
The Israeli military continued a massive operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, placing major restrictions on movement ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections.
The operation, which comes in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday, has displaced hundreds of Palestinians over the last two days.
Saturday, 24 October, 2026
Ethiopia: Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebel leader vowed to continue fighting Ethiopian forces
The leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) vowed on Friday to continue fighting federal forces despite losing control of major towns, including the regional capital, Mekelle.
“Tigray will remain a graveyard for its enemies,” TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael said in remarks broadcast by Tigrayan television on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported.
Sunday, 18 October, 2026
Somalia: Regional forces capture key towns of South West State in Somalia
Forces loyal to an ousted regional leader captured several key towns in southern Somalia, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday, dealing a significant blow to the federally backed local government.
Several states in the deeply fragmented country oppose President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s control, and in March his government sent troops to oust the head of South West State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen.
Saturday, 17 October, 2026
Sudan: RSF-Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) alliance claims advance near Blue Nile capital as Sudan army says attack repelled
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), allied with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has claimed advances in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile State, while the Sudanese army says it repelled an attack by the coalition near the Ethiopian border.
According to Sudan Tribune, the SPLM-N said on Sunday that allied forces captured Al-Kadalou, a strategic border area in Roseires locality near Ethiopia, after clashes with government forces. The group claimed it seized eight positions, captured 20 military vehicles and took several soldiers prisoner, saying its forces planned to advance toward the state capital, Ed Damazin.
Thursday, 15 October, 2026
Yemen: Government forces claim more than 200 Houthi fighters killed or wounded in fierce clashes in Taiz
Yemen’s government forces have claimed that more than 200 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded in fierce clashes between government troops and Houthi rebels in the southwestern governorate of Taiz. According to the military, a drone was shot down during the fighting, while several military vehicles and tanks belonging to the Houthi group were destroyed or damaged.