Mali: Maïga provides aid to gold miners expelled from Guinea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga visited Kouremalé on 8 November to support people expelled from Guinea with food, four cattle and an equipped health centre. Medicines worth 7 million CFA francs were also delivered, according to Mali Actu.
Malian Prime Minister, Major General Abdoulaye Maïga, visited Kouremalé on Sunday 8 November 2026 to provide food and health assistance to gold miners expelled from Guinea. The government sent rice, pasta, sugar, oil and four cattle, according to the local press.
The Malian Ministry of Health and Social Development and the Food Security Commission also provided a consignment of medicines worth 7 million CFA francs and an equipped health centre. The delegation led by Abdoulaye Maïga included several members of the government and the National Transitional Council.
Abdoulaye Maïga recalled the historic ties between Mali and Guinea while affirming respect for the sovereign decision of the Guinean authorities. He asked truck owners to contribute to logistical support to transport displaced people and to remain vigilant. The aid comes as Mali mobilises 74 trucks and 21 buses for 15,000 people expelled and as Maïga puts arrivals from Guinea at 160,000.
