Algeria to deploy army units to Niger to protect economic interests

France 24 Tuesday 27 October 2026, 11:28 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Video contentVideo Algeria to deploy army units to Niger to protect economic interests Issued on: Modified: Share Algerian soldiers will be sent to northern Niger to protect Algeria's energy and economic interests. Algeria's Parliament held an emergency vote on Sunday (October 26) on what would be Algeria's first such foreign mission since 1973.

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