April 1 (Reuters) - Algeria and Mali on Tuesday gave differing accounts of an unmanned aircraft that went down in their desert border region. Algeria's defence ministry said the army shot down an ...

FILE - Mali's Deputy Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File) ...

BAMAKO, Mali - Mali accused neighbouring Algeria of shooting down one of its surveillance drones near their shared border in a statement read out by the security minister on national TV on Sunday.

Mali's Security Minister Gen Daoud Aly Mohammedine on Sunday described the shooting of the drone as the "result of premeditated hostile action" Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to ...

Tensions between Algeria and Mali continue to escalate. Following the recall of the Algerian ambassador from Bamako by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense has now announced a ...