Diplomatic relations between Algeria and Mali, dating back to the 1960s, have deteriorated sharply since April, following the downing of a Malian drone by the Algerian army near the Tinzaouaten border ...

Algeria once served as a key mediator during more than a decade of conflict between Mali's government and Tuareg rebels. But the two countries have grown apart since a military junta staged coups ...

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 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.

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 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 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 once served as a key mediator during more than a decade of conflict between Mali's government and Tuareg rebels. But the two countries have grown apart since a military junta staged coups ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Algeria said Tuesday it shot down a military drone near the country's border with Mali in the first incident of its kind during growing… ...