Algeria blocks flights from Mali after drone row

How an intercepted drone escalated Mali-Algeria tensions

Relations between the African neighbors have been deteriorating since 2023. Amid calls to thaw ties, is there enough political will on both sides?

Algeria and Mali ban flights amid escalating diplomatic crisis

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

Algeria Shuts Down Airspace and Recalls Envoys Amid Mali Drone Row

Algeria has closed its airspace to flights to and from Mali and recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger, in response to what it calls "serious and unfounded allegations" that it shot down a Malian drone.

Algeria Closes Airspace to Mali After Drone Dispute - The Media Line

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Algeria shuts down airspace and recalls envoys amid Mali drone row

Algeria has closed its airspace to flights to and from Mali and recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger, in response to what it calls "serious and unfounded allegations" that it shot down a Malian  drone.

Airspace closures heighten Algeria-Mali tensions amid drone row

Algeria on Monday recalled its ambassador to Mali and closed its airspace to Malian planes amid a diplomatic row over the alleged shooting down of a drone that has heightened tensions between the neighbours. In response, Mali also closed its airspace to planes going to or from Algeria. "Due to repeated violations of our airspace by the Malian state, the Algerian government has decided to close air navigation coming from or heading to the Malian …