https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/algeria-s-military-deployment-to-niger-what-s-behind-the-moveContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/algeria-s-military-deployment-to-niger-what-s-behind-the-movehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/algeria-s-military-deployment-to-niger-what-s-behind-the-move#u169418Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:45:32 +0000Algeria's parliament has ratified a proposal to deploy ground troops to neighboring Niger to protect energy assets and economic interests. Both chambers of the parliament approved the deployment, with the upper house giving unanimous backing before the lower house ratified the move. This action breaks a decades-long policy of military nonintervention, marking the country's first foreign troop deployment in decades. Authorities have not yet made public the exact number of soldiers involved or the specific timeline for when the units will arrive in Niger.Why it mattersThe decision repr