Mali, Niger, Burkina recall ambassadors from Algeria over drone incident. Tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours have flared once again after the downing of a Turkish-made military ...

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.

Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have plunged to historic lows as the two sides curtail diplomatic ties in a spat over a downed drone last week.

Mali regularly accuses Algeria of giving shelter to Tuareg armed groups. The north African country once served as a key mediator during more than a decade of conflict between Mali and the separatists.

Algeria and Mali share a 1,400-kilometer border and long-standing cultural ties, but their visions for the region have drifted far apart. Algeria, ...

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 ...

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.

A goal in first-half injury time from Saratou Traore is enough to see Mali edge a tight Group C encounter against Tanzania at ...

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