Mali and Algeria share a common history of French colonial oppression. Since they became independent in 1960 and 1962 respectively, relations between both countries have been through rough patches.

Algeria closed its airspace with neighboring Mali, escalating a dispute that erupted when a Malian army drone was shot down near their border last month. “Faced with repeated violations of our ...

Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the other country, as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates.

Mali and Algeria share common border wey span 1,359 km (844 m) long, across di Sahara Desert, from Mauritania in di northwest to Niger in di southeast.

Mali said the drone wreckage was found 9.5 kilometres south of the border with Algeria after it was shot down in the night between March 31 and April 1.

Algeria served for many years as a key mediator as Mali’s government faced off against Tuareg rebels for decades after the country gained independence from France in 1960, but tension has been ...

Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating diplomatic crisis. On April 1, Algeria's defence ministry said the army had ...

Algeria expressed its "dismay" at Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso for the move, denying the drone had been shot down over Malian territory, and recalled its own ambassadors from the countries.

Mali said the drone wreckage was found 9.5 kilometres south of the border with Algeria after it was shot down in the night between March 31 and April 1.

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Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the other country, as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates. On Sunday, without giving ...

Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating diplomatic crisis.