R. Scott Pert<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ICUMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICUMI</span></a> - Drone downing sparks diplomatic fallout between Algeria and Sahel countries</p><p>> Relations between <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Algeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algeria</span></a> and the military alliance of <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Mali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mali</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Burkina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burkina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Faso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faso</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Niger</span></a> plunged to historic lows Monday as the two sides curtailed diplomatic ties in a spat over a downed drone last week.</p><p>> Algeria says it shot down the Malian drone March 31 when it crossed into its air space near the border town of Tin Zaouatine. Mali denies the drone crossed the border, <br> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mali-algeria-sahel-alliance-drone-a42b34f060eb91edb28da49687cf8c5a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/mali-algeri</span><span class="invisible">a-sahel-alliance-drone-a42b34f060eb91edb28da49687cf8c5a</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sahel</span></a></p>