Algeria-Mali Relations: Shared Geography and Demography Favor Reconciliation

In a clear echo of recent remarks by retired Algerian diplomat Mustapha Zeghlache on the rapprochement between Algeria and Mali, Sékouba Cissé, head of foreign relations at Mali’s Association of Former Ambassadors and Consuls General, has made statements broadly aligned with those of his Algerian counterpart, stressing the importance of cooperation between the two countries to harness the vast potential of their border regions.In an interview with the Malian newspaper L’Essor on Tuesday, August 11, Cissé called on Algiers and Bamako to work toward “developing bilateral relations through the various diplomatic channels,” which he described as the appropriate means of paving the way for a return to the historic level of relations that has been lost between the two countries.شاهد المحتوى كامل