ALGIERS: Algeria said Friday its envoy would return to Mali in an apparent sign of thawing relations following over a year-long diplomatic rift triggered by Algiers shooting down a Malian drone. Algeria shot down the drone in April 2025, saying it had crossed into its airspace — an allegation Mali denied — sparking tit-for-tat recalls of ambassadors and the closure of airspace. Kamel Retieb, who had been ambassador to Mali before Algeria withdrew him following the row in April 2025, was to resume his duties, the Algerian foreign ministry announced in a statement.

ALGIERS: Algeria said Friday its envoy would return to Mali in an apparent sign of thawing relations following over a year-long diplomatic rift triggered by Algiers shooting down…

Les deux pays ont annoncé la réouverture réciproque de leurs espaces aériens et le retour de leurs ambassadeurs. La tension était montée entre les deux voisins depuis l’arrivée de…

Mali and Algeria have reopened their airspace and reinstated ambassadors, ending a diplomatic rift that began over a year ago.

Mali and Algeria have reopened their airspace to each other's planes and reinstated their ambassadors, the countries have announced, more than a year after the destruction of a…

Relations begin to thaw as both countries reinstate ambassadors, reopen airspace closed to each other since April 2025.