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As everyone knows, France has been struggling recently, and the coup d'état in Niger directly wounded France's lungs.
Although Niger is far away from France, it is located in West Africa and was a French colony in history, and the two countries have deep ties. The chaos in Niger undoubtedly directly affects France's interests.
Not to mention that this will reduce France's influence in Niger and the entire West African region, Niger's uranium shortage alone is enough to give France, which has long relied on nuclear energy, drink a pot of water. So France has been very active in the turmoil in Niger, and is even ready to send troops to intervene directly.
However, when France announced its military intervention in Niger, several African countries immediately intervened to stop it. For example, Burkina Faso and Mali directly issued harsh words that sending troops to Niger meant declaring war on them, and Algeria also warned that if France intervened militarily in Niger, Algeria would respond.
This is a headache for France. After all, France is no longer as strong as it once was, and it is no longer possible to be as strong in Africa. Perhaps France can ignore the old and weak West African countries like Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, but they cannot ignore Algeria's attitude. After all, he is a famous small hegemon in Africa, so powerful that even expensive France dares not underestimate.
Not to mention Algeria's global reach as a key member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the Arab League and the African Union. Algeria's great power alone is enough to alert France, especially in the military sphere.
We all know that there are not many countries in Africa that can fight, but Algeria is definitely one of them. Its strength is perhaps the largest in the entire Mediterranean region. Even France has pots to drink.
First of all, Algeria has a large army, both in terms of the number of troops and the size of the equipment.
For example, in terms of military strength, according to the military website "Global Fire Index", the total strength of the Algerian National Defense Forces is currently about 465,000, of which about 130,000 are active regular troops. About 135,000 of them are. Reservists and 200,000 other paramilitary units.
According to the Global Fire Index, the Algerian armed forces currently have more than 500 aircraft, more than 1,700 tanks and about 200 warships of different types.
By comparison, the French Defense Forces currently have a total strength of about 415,000 troops, equipped with about 1,000 aircraft, more than 200 tanks and more than 120 warships. If you only look at the size of the army, France naturally has a larger air force at present. In other respects, Algeria has no advantage, or even worse.
Of course, we still have the old saying that the number of soldiers is not in quantity, but in quality.
A larger army does not necessarily improve combat effectiveness. The level of quality is usually more important than the quantity. Although France had no advantage in the size of its army, its army was much higher than that of Algeria. If nothing else, with the advanced weapons and equipment in the hands of the French military, Algeria can develop a lot.
You must know that the current level of equipment of the French army has reached the world-class level, and the weapons equipped are good. For example, the Air Force is armed with Rafale fighters that are the best of the fourth-generation aircraft; The Army-equipped Leclerc main battle tank is also a serious third-generation tank; As for the Navy, it has nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. Such a big guy.
Algerian families, on the other hand, can be a bit decadent. Although it is also equipped with conventional equipment such as Su-30 fighters and T-90SA main tanks, the overall equipment is still backward, and the army series is full of a large number of old products.
For example, more than half of the fighters equipped by the Air Force are classic models such as MiG-29 and Su-24, and most of the main tanks equipped by the army are T-72 and T-62.
Not to mention the Navy, even the largest amphibious assault ship, the Abbas, has a depth of less than 10,000 tons.
In general, the current combat effectiveness of the French army is still stronger than that of Algeria. But that doesn't mean France can ignore Algeria's military presence, especially when Algeria is mired in civil war. However, Algeria's military disadvantage over France is mainly in naval and air power, and Algeria currently has several S-350 and S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, which can essentially compensate for this disadvantage.
It is no exaggeration to say that France will suffer huge losses if it decides to take a tough stance against Niger and Algeria. While France may eventually win, it is not worth the loss.
Of course, if Algeria were stronger, France would not have had much pressure.
After all, France is also one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, and few countries in the world can afford it. In any case, a country like Algeria would not be willing to confront France unless it had its own vital interests.
For example, most countries talk only about fighting for Niger and rarely dare to do anything. However, Algeria is different. They are serious about something. Especially if France is on the other side, Algeria will undoubtedly be more energetic and fight desperately. Because for Algeria, confronting France is not only for Niger, but also to collect debts for itself. As we all know, France was once the greatest colonial leader in Africa. At its peak, it covered nearly one-third of Africa and almost the entire Northwest African region. As for Algeria, a North African country across the Mediterranean Sea from France, it naturally could not escape the fate of the French colony.
Even Hussein, the ruler of Algeria, personally collected the debts of the French, who bought Algerian grain in 1830 but refused to pay.
Hussein became furious and beat the French minister with a leather fan in his hand. It turns out that the French did not expect to play villains. They not only returned the money, but also used it as an excuse to send troops to attack Algeria.
France, despite experiencing Napoleon's Waterloo, remained one of the most powerful powers in Europe at the time, and dealing with Algeria was a blow to its downsizing. France soon conquered Algeria, beginning 132 years of French colonial history.
Unlike many African colonial countries, Algeria has a reputation for self-reliance in Africa. During the French colonial period, the resistance movement in Algeria was almost non-stop.
In fact, in order to appease the Algerians, France had to give them the same citizenship as the French, and even incorporated Algeria into France in the form of a law, and even had Algerian seats in the French parliament.
Although Algeria, the "new France", has not yet obtained full French citizenship, it is undoubtedly in a better position than other French colonies. So much so that many Algerians renounced their national identity and considered themselves French, resulting in a large number of Algerian immigrants to France.
But not all Algerians miss France, because Algeria and France share very different national identities and religious cultures. They did not want to be part of France, but wanted independence, so the independence movement in Algeria never stopped.
Especially after World War II, there was a wave of national independence in Africa, and Algeria wanted to secede from France.
And France, which has already annexed Algeria as its own territory, for the sake of Algeria's independence, of course, is not ready to do this and uses various means to stop it.
Eventually, in 1954, the Algerian independence movement turned into a war in which Algerians fought the French. Algeria became independent in 1962, but the war ended with a French compromise. However, the cost of independence is very high. In the 93 months of war, Algeria has caused some 800,000 military and civilian casualties and displaced more than 2 million.
This series of heavy figures, along with France's 132-year colonial history in Algeria, became a lingering knot in Algeria's heart. Algeria had always hoped that France would apologize to itself for its historical crimes, but France did not have much responsibility for this.
Like most settlers, France always believed that its colonization had contributed to the development of human society and brought civilization to many countries, including Algeria.
So they are not only right, but they deserve it, and the Algerians should thank them.
Although Algeria was very angry, they could not do anything about such a mistake as France. He could only bury his anger deep in his heart and quietly wait for the opportunity to collect debts. And this time the coup in Niger gave Algeria hope that it had been waiting for years.
As part of the former French West African colony, Niger openly opposed France, which largely represented France's share of the whole of West Africa. This is, of course, a major crisis for France, which has long relied on blood-sucking Africa. If it fails, France will be expelled from Africa. And without Africa, France may not even be inferior to a second-rate country. At that time, they are unlikely to be so arrogant in the face of Algeria's debt legacy.
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