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More than 450 gold miners expelled from Guinea arrive in Mali

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More than 450 Burkinabè and Malian gold miners expelled from Guinea arrived in Yanfolila, Mali, on 4 November 2026. Guinean authorities suspended artisanal gold mining to limit environmental degradation and damage to waterways, reports Studio Tamani.

More than 450 Burkinabè and Malian gold miners from Guinea arrived in Yanfolila, southern Mali, on Wednesday 4 November 2026, after being expelled, according to Studio Tamani.

Guinean authorities suspended artisanal gold mining to limit environmental degradation and damage to waterways linked to small-scale gold exploitation, according to Studio Tamani.

The arrivals follow the ban on gold mining in Siguiri’s waterways, announced on 2 November. They are part of a wider wave of expulsions, with more than 8,000 people arriving in Kouremalé, according to information published on 5 November.

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