52,325 Burkinabè return from Guinea, including 11,328 children
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV and Lefaso.net
As of 13 November 2026, 52,325 Burkinabè have returned from Guinea, including 11,328 children, according to Lefaso.net. The count is rising quickly: 26,624 people had been recorded on 10 November, then 45,406 the day before, and the sixth convoy, received on Friday, brought a further 6,919 people. These returns follow Guinean measures against irregular gold mining.
The CONASUR announced this tally. It reports 51,125 men and 1,200 women among those repatriated. Passowendé Pélagie Kaboré, Minister of the Family, also indicates that 1,370 people of other nationalities are among those registered.
Some of these people crossed Mali before being taken in at Bobo-Dioulasso, a large city in the west where registration operations are concentrated. Buses provided by the Malian authorities, as well as individual returns, fed these successive arrivals. The CORESUR, regional relief councils, with support from civic mobilisation, transported 10,032 people from Bobo-Dioulasso to their places of origin, while individual movements continued.
An reception arrangement set up in early November includes food distributions and assistance for families. The Ministry of Solidarity reminds donors that photos and videos that undermine the dignity of beneficiaries are prohibited during aid handovers, under the decree of 2 November 2026.
The CONASUR intends to pursue its repatriation operations, thanks the mobilised stakeholders and calls on the population to share the information through official channels.
