Mali’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Wednesday Algeria’s interference in its internal affairs, accusing its neighbor of supporting terrorist groups in the Sahel.
The statement emphasized that Mali would not allow external powers to meddle in its sovereignty or act as “firefighters” while fueling conflicts.
Mali rejected Algeria’s attempts to exploit it to overcome its international isolation and urged the Algerian regime to address its internal political issues, particularly regarding the Kabyle people, rather than using Mali as a tool to bolster its global position.
Algeria shares 1,400 km of border with Mali, a landlocked country that has faced political instability since two military coups in 2020 and 2021.
This instability is compounded by a security crisis that began in 2012 with jihadist and independence insurgencies in northern Mali.
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, in October, accused Algeria of being “the root cause of all the problems in the Sahel and Sahara,” after responding to remarks from Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf. Hilale criticized Algeria for harboring terrorists, extremists, and separatists, claiming they find refuge on Algerian soil and threaten regional stability.
“There is a terrorist, extremist, and separatist threat in the Sahel, and it’s all because of Algeria,” Hilale said, urging Algeria to cease meddling in the internal affairs of neighboring countries and respect their sovereignty.
Mali’s Minister of State, Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, echoed similar accusations at the UN, declaring that Mali would no longer adhere to the Algiers Agreement and would respond decisively to any further aggression or insults.
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