Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in decades
Niger faces persistent attacks by armed groups, including in areas near the 960km desert border with Algeria.
Algeria's parliament has approved sending troops to neighboring Niger to safeguard energy facilities, marking Algeria's first foreign military deployment since the 1970s. This decision follows strengthened security ties between the two countries, after repairing strained relations and following a mutiny in Niger in August. The deployment marks a significant shift in Algeria's doctrine of non-intervention, driven by the need to protect Algeria's strategic depth in the Sahel and secure the future Trans-Saharan gas pipeline.
The move also serves as a signal to competing actors, including Morocco and the UAE. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed Algeria's commitment to protecting Niger, stating that they will do so "no matter what."
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