Mali repatriates 73,000 gold miners expelled from Guinea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu and Bamada.net
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga chaired a meeting on 14 November 2026 on the repatriation of gold miners expelled from Guinea. According to Mali Actu, 73,000 people were transported in 684 vehicles, including 475 chartered by Mali and 209 provided by Burkina Faso. The operation includes health and humanitarian support.
As of 13 November, 68,941 people had been transported to Burkina Faso, while health assistance operations were continuing, according to the Crisis Coordination and Management Centre (CECOGEC). The figures show 1,610 consultations, 1,573 cases treated, 29 medical evacuations and 12 deaths. Seventeen patients remained hospitalised.
On 12 November, a convoy of four lorries that left Kourémalé was due to transport about 408 people to Burkina Faso. Another convoy of 32 lorries mobilised in the Bamako district was due to transport nearly 2,400 people. In Bougouni, resources enabled 1,200 people to return from Yanfolila and Kalana on 11 November.
No new influx of expelled people had been recorded by 13 November in the Bamako district or in other parts of the country. The authorities are continuing to mobilise youth organisations, social workers, economic operators and humanitarian partners to support the return and assistance operations.
