Algeria reopens airspace to Malian flights, state media says

July 10 (Reuters) - ‌Algeria has ​fully ​reopened its national airspace to air traffic ‌from Mali, effective Friday, allowing ⁠all flights to and from the ‌West African country, ‌Algerian state media reported.

Both countries had closed their airspace to ​each other's aircraft in April 2025 after Algeria said ⁠its military had shot down a Malian ​surveillance drone that had violated its airspace. Mali rejected ​Algeria's account, saying ‌the drone crashed inside Malian territory.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid ⁠Tebboune early on Saturday also ordered the return of his ⁠country's ambassador to Mali's capital, Bamako.

Algeria recalled ​its ambassador for consultations in April last year in the wake of ‌the diplomatic row between the two countries.

(Reporting by ‌Enas Alashray and Menna ⁠Alaa El-Din; ‌Writing by Muhammad ​Al Gebaly; Editing by Peter Graff and Edmund ‌Klamann)

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