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First Algerian troops arrive in Niger where insurgents threaten stability

ALGIERS: An Algerian army ‌convoy has arrived in Niger in Algeria’s first foreign troop deployment since it sent forces to ​support Egypt during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Niger, like other countries in West Africa’s Sahel region, is battling insurgents linked to Al-Qaeda and Daesh. Algeria, which shares a border with Niger, has traditionally regarded stability in ‌the Sahel-Sahara ‌as an important regional ​security ‌priority. ⁠Energy is ​an ⁠important focus for Algeria in Niger, where Algerian