Algeria provides Mali military aid against al-Qaeda-linked group

Algeria has provided Mali with weapons, munitions and satellite navigation equipment to fight the terrorist group calling itself al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, local media reported Friday. According to Algerian newspapers, a convoy of 20 lorries of material was provided by the Algerian military to combat the group. A similar delivery is planned for Niger.

• Algeria has stipulated to the recipients that the weapons be used not against Tuareg rebels but only against the al-Qaeda-linked group, which is active in the whole of northwest Africa.
• The countries of the Sahel have signed an agreement for multilateral aid in the fight against terrorism from the international al-Qaeda network.