Mali repatriates migrants expelled from Guinea to Burkina Faso by truck
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Illustrative image · Iqbal farooz · Pexels · Licence PexelsAccording to the Crisis Coordination and Management Centre (CECOGEC) of Mali’s Ministry of Security, a convoy of 15 trucks left Kouremalé on 9 November with about 1,500 people for Burkina Faso. A second convoy of 41 trucks was mobilised in Bamako for nearly 4,920 people, and Burkinabe authorities deployed 40 buses on 10 November for another 2,400. The government reports three deaths and a drop in arrivals.
Mali is organising the return to Burkina Faso of migrants expelled from Guinea. According to a statement published on 10 November 2026 by the Crisis Coordination and Management Centre (CECOGEC), attached to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection, a convoy of 15 trucks left Kouremalé on 9 November with about 1,500 people.
A second convoy of 41 trucks was mobilised in Bamako to transport nearly 4,920 people. Burkinabe authorities also deployed 40 buses on 10 November to repatriate a further 2,400 people. CECOGEC reports a marked drop in the flow of arrivals since these operations were launched.
The government regrets three deaths during this crisis. Medical care continues in health facilities. CECOGEC is headed by Colonel Issa Raoul Dana Dabo, a firefighter-engineer.
On 9 November, Minister Maïga described the expulsion from Guinea as "unilateral", with 160,000 arrivals recorded.
