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Spotlight | Algeria, Mali
Vladimir Putin, the sponsor behind efforts to normalise ties between Algiers and Bamako

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The Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and his counterparts Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Assimi Goïta (Mali).
The Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and his counterparts Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Assimi Goïta (Mali). © Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik/AFP ; Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu/AFP ; Li He/Xinhua/AFP
The Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and his counterparts Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Assimi Goïta (Mali).
The Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and his counterparts Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Assimi Goïta (Mali). © Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik/AFP ; Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu/AFP ; Li He/Xinhua/AFP

For almost two months, Russian diplomacy has been working at the highest levels to repair relations between Algiers and Bamako. To coordinate its various initiatives, Russia has drawn on several of its closest African allies, from Congo to Niger, via Togo.

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