ALGERIA AND MALI'S ONCE-REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP

Mali and Algeria have entered into a diplomatic spat, recalling their ambassadors and closing their airspace after a Malian drone was shot down by the Algerian Air Force along their border on the night between 31 March and 1 April.

However, following the recently commemorated 13th death anniversary of revolutionary Algerian leader Ahmed Ben Bella (1916-2012), we remember a different history between the two countries, one marked by revolutionary Pan-Africanist fervour and friendship.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/algeria-bars-flights-mali-due-recurrent-violations-air-space-state-tv-says-2025-04-07/

https://actuniger.com/international/20914-crise-aerienne-et-diplomatique-alger-et-bamako-ferment-mutuellement-leurs-espaces-aeriens-la-tension-monte-dun-cran.html

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