Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973
Summary
Algeria’s parliament has approved a proposed troop deployment to Niger, which would be its first foreign deployment since it sent forces to Egypt in 1973. The troops are expected to protect energy facilities, but Algeria has not announced their number or deployment date.Key Facts
- Niger is seeking support against armed groups, including groups linked to al-Qaeda or Islamic State.
- Algeria’s upper house approved the proposal, with 148 of 174 senators voting in favour, according to AFP; the lower house also backed it.
- The deployment would use a 2020 constitutional provision that allows Algeria to send troops overseas.
- Algeria and Niger are rebuilding relations after Niger recalled its ambassador to Algiers in 2025.
- Algeria has economic interests in Niger, including a planned gas pipeline to carry Nigerian gas through Niger to Algeria.
- Algeria’s state-owned energy company, Sonatrach, agreed with Niger’s petroleum ministry to explore for oil in the Kafra region.
- Algeria donated four military helicopters to Niger in August and sent fighter jets to help suppress a coup attempt, according to the article.
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