Mali PM denounces Algeria at UN over drone downing | International

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Mali's prime minister on Friday accused Algeria before the United Nations of supporting "international terrorism" after the downing of a Malian army drone. "We will not be bystanders to adversity. For every bullet fired against us, we shall respond in turn. For every ill word, we shall respond in turn," Abdoulaye Maiga, an officer serving as prime minister of Mali's military junta. "We call on the Algerian junta to stop supporting international terrorism and to commit resolutely to promoting peace," he said in a speech at the UN General Assembly. Since April, the western African nation has complained that its northern neighbor shot down a Malian military drone over the Sahara,...