# Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973

- Source: BBC World
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:00:09+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g14n1e5wko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/algeria-to-send-troops-to-niger-in-first-foreign-deployment-since-1973-1f9fe5/

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

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