# Algeria to send army units to Niger to protect economic interests

https://mins.news/en/item/117276

- France 24, 2026-10-27 11:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261027-algeria-deploys-army-units-to-niger-to-protect-economic-interests

> Algeria will deploy army units to Niger to protect energy and economic interests, the presidency said Monday. Parliament held an emergency vote on Sunday; the mission would be Algeria’s first of this kind abroad since 1973.

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