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Algeria closes airspace to Mali aircraft as drone row escalates

Foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in Moscow to attend a meeting with their Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, April 3, 2025 [Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via Reuters]

Algeria has banned flights to and from Mali for “recurrent violations” of Algerian airspace, a week after it shot down a drone belonging to its neighbour.

State television in Algeria announced the decision on Monday, which came shortly after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger recalled their ambassadors to Algiers in response to the downing of the Malian drone.

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