Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years

On Sunday, Algeria’s parliament approved a resolution to deploy troops to neighboring Niger. The move marks the first time Algerian soldiers have been sent abroad since 1973, when forces were deployed to support Egypt during the Arab-Israeli war.

The deployment was authorized to protect energy facilities located in Niger. According to statements from both houses of parliament and officials, the decision was prompted by risks to critical economic ties, with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune noting that oil, mining, and other agreements between the two nations are currently at risk.