Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years
Algeria’s parliament on Sunday approved a resolution to send troops to Niger, making the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since the 1973…
France 24 reports: Algeria’s parliament on Sunday approved a resolution to send troops to Niger, making the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Niger faces persistent attacks by armed groups, including near its border with Algeria, and the deployment comes as Algiers and Niamey are building the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline after decades of delays.
This world story centres on Algeria. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Niger, Algerian and Arab-Israeli.
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