Algeria and Mali restore diplomatic ties following yearlong rift
- Relations begin to thaw as both countries reinstate ambassadors and reopen airspace closed to each other since April 2025.
- Published On 11 Jul 2026More than a year after a diplomatic fallout, relations between Algeria and Mali are beginning to thaw, with both countries reinstating their ambassadors and reopening their airspace to one another.
- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Saturday that the country’s ambassador would return to Mali, a day after Algiers fully reopened its airspace to civilian and military aircraft travelling to and from its southern neighbour.
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- Relations begin to thaw as both countries reinstate ambassadors and reopen airspace closed to each other since April 2025.
- Published On 11 Jul 2026More than a year after a diplomatic fallout, relations between Algeria and Mali are beginning to thaw, with both countries reinstating their ambassadors and reopening their airspace to one another.
- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Saturday that the country’s ambassador would return to Mali, a day after Algiers fully reopened its airspace to civilian and military aircraft travelling to and from its southern neighbour.
Sources: RFI, Al Jazeera