Guinea expulsions: nine gold miners die in Mali
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Three new deaths bring to nine the number of gold miners who died while travelling from Guinea to Mali, according to figures from the Crisis Coordination and Management Centre published by Amarana Maiga. More than 8,800 people have been evacuated, while nearly 200,000 West African nationals are affected by repatriations, according to Mali Actu.
Three new deaths have brought to at least nine the number of gold miners who died in Mali while returning after their expulsion from the Siguiri mining sites, in Guinea, according to data published on 11 November 2026 by journalist Amarana Maiga, who cited official figures from the Crisis Coordination and Management Centre (CECOGEC).
The crisis concerns nearly 200,000 West African nationals expelled from Guinean mining sites. Transport operations have already evacuated more than 8,800 people to their countries of origin, including 15 trucks that left Kouremalé on 9 November, 41 trucks mobilised from Bamako and 40 buses chartered by Burkina Faso, according to data cited by Amarana Maiga.
The expelled people are notably being gathered in Kouremalé, where relief and return operations are being coordinated by several Malian and Burkinabè actors. The death toll of nine comes as Mali organises the repatriation of these migrants to their countries of origin, according to the same data.
