Maïga calls Guinea's expulsions to Mali ‘not concerted’
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee360
Malian Prime Minister General Abdoulaye Maïga said on Sunday 8 November 2026 in Kourémalé that Guinea's expulsion of nationals, after gold panning was banned in Siguiri, was decided without consultation with Bamako. More than 160,000 people from Guinea were recorded in Kourémalé and Bamako, according to Malian authorities.
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga said on Sunday 8 November 2026 that Guinea's expulsion of foreign nationals to Mali had been decided without prior consultation with Bamako. During a visit to Kourémalé, he said Mali respected Guinea's sovereignty while considering permanent consultation between the two countries necessary, according to Guinee360.
More than 160,000 people from Guinea have been recorded in Kourémalé and Bamako, according to the latest figures released by Malian authorities. The movement follows the decision by Guinean authorities to ban gold panning in the Siguiri region, which led thousands of people to move towards Mali.
The situation comes after the arrival of more than 8,000 people expelled from Guinea in Kouremalé, announced on 5 November, followed by Mali's support for Burkinabè expelled from Guinea, announced on 7 November.
