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Algeria and Mali have announced the return of their ambassadors to their posts and the reopening of their airspace for flights between the two countries, ending a diplomatic rupture that lasted 14 months.
Mali’s transitional government said it had decided to send its ambassador back to Algeria and resume civilian and military flights as part of efforts to “revitalize relations of cooperation and friendship” between the two countries.
Statement No. 2026-003 from the Transitional Government on revitalizing relations of cooperation and friendship between the Republic of Mali and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.
— Mali Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@MaliMaeci) July 10, 2026
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For its part, Algeria announced the return of its ambassador to Bamako, in line with directives from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, with the aim of restoring bilateral relations to their “historical and natural course.” It also decided to reopen its airspace to flights to and from Mali.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs | MFA-Algeria (@Algeria_MFA) July 10, 2026
The two countries severed diplomatic ties in April 2025 after a crisis triggered by the Algerian army’s downing of a Malian drone near the border, an incident over which the two sides traded accusations. Since the 2021 coup, relations between Algeria and Mali have been marked by persistent tensions, which worsened after Bamako terminated the “Algiers Peace Agreement” and accused Algeria of interfering in its internal affairs.
Last April, Mali announced that it was withdrawing its recognition of the “Sahrawi Republic” and backing the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty, describing it as the most realistic, serious, and credible solution to the dispute.
