Relations between Algeria and Mali are currently experiencing a period of heightened tensions, marked by mutual accusations and deep disagreements over the management of security crises in the Sahel. This situation reflects not only bilateral disputes but also the geopolitical and strategic challenges affecting the entire region. Context and Escalation of Tensions On January 1, 2025, Mali’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement accusing Algeria of supporting terrorist groups and interfering in its internal affairs. These allegations followed remarks by Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, who opposed the categorization of political movements, signatories of the 2015 Algiers Peace Accord, as terrorist groups. The Malian government, led by a military junta that came to power through the May 2021 coup, dismissed these statements as "unnecessary lessons" and accused Algeria of complicity with destabilizing actors in the Sahel. This war of words takes place in the con...
Algeria, the Mecca of revolutionaries, has always defended just causes; its positions have today earned it the hostility of certain parties. The purpose of this blog is to defend Algeria and to deconstruct the lies that harm the image of our beautiful motherland.