Algeria to deploy troops to Niger in first overseas mission since 1973

Algerian troops are expected to guard energy sites in northern Niger, in what would be the country's first foreign deployment since 1973.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT · How we use AI

Algeria is set to send troops to Niger, marking its first military deployment abroad since 1973, according to BBC News.

The troops are expected to guard energy facilities in Niger's north, close to the border with Libya.

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