The Algerian government is in the process of providing assistance to Niger as a means of humanitarian aid to combat the food shortage from the pastoral crisis the country is suffering from.

The Niger government issued a call for help on an international scale, which the Algerian government is responding to now.

The help came at an ideal time and one of religious significance—right before Eid al-Adha, in which the Islamic community seeks to make sacrifices for others.

The aid will continue in the days to come and will bring the two countries closer together in their international relationship.