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Mali denies the drone crossed the border, and the three-country bloc — the Alliance of Sahel States or AES — called the downing an “irresponsible act” that violated international law.

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From left, Niger Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare, Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore ...

Rida Lyammouri, a Sahel expert at the Morocco-based Policy ... grown apart since a military junta staged coups in 2020 and 2021, putting military personnel in charge of Mali’s key institutions.