Relationship dossier
Algeria
Nigeria
Relationship assessment
Algeria–Nigeria relations include a longstanding, largely unrealized trans-Saharan gas pipeline initiative.
Algeria toward Nigeria
+25The Algerian government joined Nigeria and Niger in a 2009 agreement to pursue the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, creating a framework for energy cooperation with Nigeria.
Nigeria toward Algeria
+25The Nigerian government joined Algeria and Niger in a 2009 agreement to pursue the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, creating a framework for energy cooperation with Algeria.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes a durable energy-cooperation initiative: the three governments agreed in 2009 to pursue the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline. The project provides a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation, while its implementation and the breadth of other cooperation remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Algeria and Nigeria have pursued energy cooperation through the proposed Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a project involving both governments and Niger. A 2009 agreement among the three countries provided a framework for the project, and the two governments renewed attention to it in later discussions. The initiative is a concrete basis for cooperation, though its implementation and the breadth of other bilateral collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Algeria, Nigeria and Niger agreed to pursue the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline.
Major uncertainties
- The current implementation status and financing of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline are unclear.
- The scope of other bilateral government cooperation is unclear.