首批阿爾及利亞部隊抵達尼日，當地聖戰分子威脅穩定

10月30日（路透）——阿爾及利亞一支陸軍車隊已抵達尼日，這是阿爾及利亞自1973年阿以戰爭期間派兵支援埃及以來，首次對外部署部隊。Oct 30 (Reuters) - 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.

• 尼日和西非薩赫爾地區其他國家一樣，正在與和蓋達組織及伊斯蘭國有關聯的叛亂分子作戰• Niger, like other countries in West Africa's Sahel region, is battling insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State

• 與尼日接壤的阿爾及利亞，傳統上一直將薩赫爾—撒哈拉地區的穩定視為重要的區域安全優先事項• Algeria, which shares a border with Niger, has traditionally regarded stability in the Sahel-Sahara as an important regional security priority

• 能源是阿爾及利亞在尼日的重要關注焦點，阿爾及利亞國營油氣公司索納特拉克（Sonatrach）在當地有投資• Energy is an important focus for Algeria in Niger, where Algerian state-run oil and gas firm Sonatrach has investments

• 其中一項重大計畫是尼日與奈及利亞共同參與的跨撒哈拉天然氣管線（Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline），目標是將非洲天然氣輸送至歐洲及其他國際市場• One major project, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline with Niger and Nigeria, aims to deliver African gas to Europe and other international markets

• 路透訪問了10名人士，他們表示首支阿爾及利亞軍方車隊已抵達該國西北部鈾礦城鎮阿利特• Reuters spoke to 10 people who said the first Algerian military convoy had reached Arlit, a uranium mining town in the country's northwest

• 阿爾及利亞表示，部署部隊的決定是為了保護該國的能源與經濟利益，但未透露部隊規模或抵達時程• Algeria has said the decision to deploy troops was taken to protect the country's energy and economic interests, without disclosing the size of the force or the timetable for their arrival

• 尼日擁有鈾、石油與黃金資源，自2023年7月政變推翻總統穆罕默德・巴祖姆（Mohamed Bazoum）後，便由軍方官員統治；阿爾及利亞最初反對這場政變• Military officers have ruled Niger, which has uranium, oil and gold resources, since the July 2023 coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, which Algeria initially opposed

• 這次部署顯示，阿爾及爾與尼阿美的關係自去年以來已有改善。當時馬利指控阿爾及利亞在邊境附近擊落其一架無人機後，尼日召回了駐阿爾及利亞大使• The deployment is a sign that relations between Algiers and Niamey have improved since last year, when Niger recalled its ambassador from Algeria, after Mali accused Algeria of shooting down one of its drones near the border

（Ayen Deng Bior撰稿；Jessica Donati與Timothy Heritage編輯）(Writing by Ayen Deng Bior; Editing by Jessica Donati and Timothy Heritage)