Algeria to deploy army units to Niger to protect economic interests

Home Africa To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Algeria deploys army units to Niger © agences 07:32 Issued on: 27/10/2026 - 12:28Modified: 27/10/2026 - 12:31 Algeria will send army units to Niger to ​protect energy and economic interests, according to a statement from the presidency on Monday (October 26). Algeria's Parliament held an emergency vote on Sunday on what would be Algeria's first such foreign mission since 1973. Keywords for this article Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa