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Algeria's parliament has almost unanimously backed sending troops to Niger to protect Sonatrach energy facilities. This is the country's first military deployment abroad since the 1970s. The size of the contingent and the date of the operation have not yet been announced.
Otabek YusupovThe Council of the Nation, Algeria's upper parliamentary chamber, unanimously approved the presidential decision to deploy a People's National Army unit to Niger during a closed session. Council members stated the deployment aims to protect oil projects owned by the Algerian company Sonatrach in the neighboring country. The lower house, the People's National Assembly, is expected to convene on Sunday evening to vote on the same decision. According to Article 91 of Algeria's Constitution, the president may deploy military forces abroad only after securing a two-thirds majority approval from both parliamentary chambers. If approved, this would mark the first overseas deployment of Algerian troops since the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. For Uzbekistan, the event holds significance regarding regional security and energy cooperation, as it involves safeguarding Algerian energy infrastructure in the Sahel region through a rare constitutional process requiring broad parliamentary consensus.
Aziz KarimovAustria and Switzerland confirmed the release of their nationals — Eva Gretzmacher (76) and Claudia Abbt (69), kidnapped in 2025 in the Nigerien city of Agadez. The women were handed over to the authorities in Benghazi, Libya; in a video on local TV they thanked Marshal Khalifa Haftar and his son. The circumstances of the release and the kidnappers have not been officially named.
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