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ALGIERS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - France's army on Tuesday denied it had asked Algeria to use its airspace for a military operation in Niger after an Algerian state radio report late on Monday said such permission had been refused.
Algerian state radio, which usually reflects official thinking, had reported the alleged request adding the North African state opposes foreign military action to restore order after Niger's 26 July coup, favouring diplomacy instead.
"France's joint defence staff denies making a request to fly over Algerian territory" said a source in the French army.
France's military presence in West Africa has become increasingly tenuous amid a wave of coups in the Sahel region since 2020.
Its forces have been kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso and anti-French sentiment has grown on the streets of Niger's capital Niamey since the July 26 coup.
Algeria has had difficult relations with France - its former colonial ruler - sparring over Sahel security and other regional issues, disputes over their shared history, French media coverage of Algeria and human rights issues.
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