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Last week, the three nations withdrew from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, calling it “an example of selective justice.”
Speaking to the UN, Mali’s prime minister accused Algeria of ‘international terrorism’ over the downing of a Malian army drone. Algeria says the drone had entered its airspace. Abdoulaye Maïga said his country and its allies, Burkina Faso and Niger, would stand together in the face of attacks.
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will stand together in the face of attacks, Mali’s prime minister told the UN on Friday. His comments came as he accused Algeria of ‘international terrorism’:
The AES Confederation was formed last year after the three countries withdrew from the ECOWAS alliance of West African states. They all face internal security threats from jihadist insurgents.
Last week, the three nations withdrew from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, calling it “an example of selective justice.” Algeria once served as a key mediator during more than a decade of conflict between Mali’s government and Tuareg rebels. But the two countries have grown apart since a military junta staged coups in 2020 and 2021, putting military personnel in charge of the country’s key institutions.
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Earlier this month, Mali filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbor of “premeditated destruction” of a Malian military reconnaissance drone.
