Algeria’s upper house, the Council of the Nation, unanimously approved the deployment of troops to neighbouring Niger in an emergency session on Sunday, and the lower house, the People’s National Assembly, was expected to vote later in the evening, according to the newspaper El Khabar as reported by Al Jazeera. The Algerian constitution allows the president to send military units abroad only if both chambers approve by a two thirds majority, and if the lower house follows, it would be Algeria’s first mission outside its borders since the 1973 war. The units are expected to be tasked with securing oil facilities in Niger, a step that follows a military cooperation protocol signed during Nigerien defence minister General Salifou Modi’s visit to Algiers last week and Algeria’s deployment of fighter jets to Niamey in late August, at the Nigerien authorities’ request, to help thwart an attempted coup.
Algeria upper house approves troop deployment to Niger
Algeria's Council of the Nation unanimously approved deploying troops to Niger in an emergency session on Sunday, with the lower house expected to vote later in the evening on what would be the country's first military mission abroad since 1973.
Why it matters: A two thirds vote in both chambers is the constitutional condition for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to send units abroad, and approval would formalise a rapid military rapprochement with Niger's junta after Algeria sent fighter jets to Niamey in August.
Data as of Al Jazeera report of October 25, 2026, read in full, is the sole source read in this run. It gives no troop numbers, duration or mission order, states the expected task of securing oil facilities as an expectation rather than a quoted order, and the lower house vote was still pending when it was published. Developing item.
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- Algerian parliament's upper house approves troop deployment to Niger - Al Jazeera - 2026-10-25