# Algeria approves troop deployment to Niger: What is their mission?

https://mins.news/en/item/115836

- euronews, 2026-10-26 13:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/algeria-approves-troop-deployment-to-niger-what-is-their-mission

> Algeria has approved sending troops to Niger, a rare move amid closer security ties with Niamey after Niger thwarted an attempted coup in August.

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