Algeria Approves First Foreign Troop Deployment to Niger in Over 50 Years
The upper house of Algeria's parliament has approved sending forces to Niger to protect a $13 billion gas pipeline project amid rising security threats.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 25 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 25 October at 12:19 UTC; France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines followed 21h 51m later. The most recent article, from africa.businessinsider.com, appeared on 26 October at 11:11 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, africa.businessinsider.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraAlgerian parliament’s upper house approves troop deployment to Niger
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraAlgeria’s military deployment to Niger: What’s behind the move?
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesAlgeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years
- africa.businessinsider.comAfrica's second-strongest military approves first foreign troop deployment in 53 years to protect $13 billion energy interests in Russia-backed Niger
Sources
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- Algeria’s military deployment to Niger: What’s behind the move? Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Algerian parliament’s upper house approves troop deployment to Niger Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Africa's second-strongest military approves first foreign troop deployment in 53 years to protect $13 billion energy interests in Russia-backed Niger africa.businessinsider.com
- Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
In this story
- Algeria
- Niger
- Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline