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title: "Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973"
description: "The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border."
section: world-events
published: 2026-10-28T12:21:28.232932+00:00
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source: "BBC World"
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# Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973

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

## Article

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.
— BBC World
Read the full report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g14n1e5wko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Originally published by BBC World: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g14n1e5wko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss