Burkina repatriates 45,406 people expelled from Guinea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso.net
Illustrative image · Iqbal farooz · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe National Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Council (CONASUR) recorded the arrival on 12 November of a fifth convoy of 8,270 Burkinabè expelled from Guinea, bringing the total number of repatriated people to 45,406, including 1,102 women, 9,852 children and 1,224 foreign nationals. The organisation calls on the population to maintain its spirit of solidarity, according to Lefaso.net.
CONASUR, the Burkinabè organisation responsible for responding to emergency and rehabilitation situations, recorded the arrival on 12 November of a fifth convoy of 8,270 people expelled from Guinea. According to Lefaso.net, this convoy brings to 45,406 the number of people repatriated to Burkina Faso since the evictions from mining sites in Guinea.
Among those repatriated are 1,102 women, 9,852 children and 1,224 nationals of other countries, according to CONASUR. The organisation calls on the population to maintain its solidarity and to favour official sources and channels when sharing information.
The new figure comes after the arrival of 37,136 people from Guinea, announced on 12 November. The number of repatriations therefore increased by 8,270 people with the fifth convoy recorded on the same day.
