How Algeria and Mali restored ties after Sahel rift

TUNIS: Algeria and Mali surprised observers by announcing the return of their ambassadors and the reopening of their airspace to one another, following more than a year’s rift triggered by Algiers shooting down a Malian drone. Here’s what we know about the sudden rapprochement. RUPTURE TO RAPPROCHEMENT Relations between Algiers and Bamako deteriorated sharply in April 2025 after Algeria shot down a Malian drone it said had violated its airspace.

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