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Relations between Algeria and Mali thaw after year-long rift over drone

Police officers in Bamako, Mali, stand guard at a demonstration against Algeria after it shot down a Malian drone, on 12 April 2025.
Police officers in Bamako, Mali, stand guard at a demonstration against Algeria after it shot down a Malian drone, on 12 April 2025. © AFP

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 Malian drone strained relations between the neighbours.

Both governments released statements on Friday confirming that reprisal measures in place for the past 15 months would be reversed, with airspace immediately reopening to military and civilian aircraft and envoys preparing to redeploy.

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