Mali–Algeria: Reconciliation or a Marriage of Convenience in the Face of the Crisis in the Sahel?

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After fifteen months of diplomatic crisis, Mali and Algeria have resumed dialogue. The return of ambassadors, the reopening of airspace, and a visit by Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga to Algiers: the thaw is dramatic. But have the disputes that led to the rupture truly disappeared? Northern Mali, Algeria's role, the issue of armed groups, and security strategy remain at the heart of the disagreements.