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title: "Algeria and Mali's Russia-Backed Rapprochement. And More."
description: "Moscow is brokering a thaw between Algiers and Bamako after a year of downed drones and recalled ambassadors — and positioning itself as the Sahel's indispensable power broker. Plus the week's other stories."
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datePublished: 2026-08-01T11:35:27.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Moscow is brokering a thaw between Algiers and Bamako after a year of downed drones and recalled ambassadors — and positioning itself as the Sahel's indispensable power broker. Plus the week's other stories.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/algeria-and-malis-russia-backed-rapprochement-and-more/.
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