Amar Belani

Former Algerian ambassador to Brussels, now a commentator

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Algeria's upper house approves troop deployment to Niger

Analyzing the prospective deployment

Algeria's Council of the Nation voted unanimously Sunday to authorize sending army units to Niger, the first parliamentary approval of an overseas troop deployment since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The emergency closed-door session came days after Niger's defense minister visited Algiers to sign a military cooperation protocol.

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