26,624 Burkinabè expelled from Guinea welcomed in Burkina Faso
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso.net
Illustrative image · Iqbal farooz · Pexels · Licence PexelsBurkina Faso had welcomed 26,624 gold miners expelled from Guinea by 10 November, in five convoys comprising 153 buses and 44 lorries. Three convoys had already returned to the country, with logistical support from the Malian authorities, according to the National Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Council.
Burkina Faso had welcomed 26,624 people expelled from Guinea in Bobo-Dioulasso as of 10 November 2026, according to the National Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Council (CONASUR). These repatriation operations for Burkinabè gold miners involved five convoys, comprising 153 buses and 44 lorries, three of which had already returned to Burkina Faso by that date.
Among those welcomed were 26,021 men, 603 women and 5,458 children. The count also includes 772 nationals of other countries. The inter-ministerial mechanism, launched by the Prime Minister on 3 November, aims to organise the return, reception and humanitarian assistance of those concerned, according to CONASUR.
The Malian authorities contributed to the operations by providing transport buses and lorries, while some Burkinabè returned by their own means, CONASUR said. The minister in charge of Family and Solidarity, Lieutenant Colonel Passowendé Pélagie Kaboré, who also chairs CONASUR, notably sent a government delegation to Bamako to coordinate the operations with the Malian authorities.
The new figure comes after the arrival of 3,400 Burkinabè repatriated from Guinea arrive in Bobo-Dioulasso, announced on 9 November, and after the return of the first Burkinabè gold miners expelled from Guinea, announced on 7 November.
