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Twenty-two territorial administrators from Siguiri are on trial before the CRIEF, and artisanal gold mining has been banned in Siguiri, a ban on which Bamako declines to comment.
31 articles from 2 November to 10 November 2026 · 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
The trial of 22 territorial administrators from Siguiri opens on Wednesday 11 November 2026 before the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) in Guinea. The special prosecutor at the CRIEF announced it on Tuesday, during the hearing of the 202 gold miners arrested, according to Guinéenews.
Source: Guinéenews
The trial of 22 territorial administrators from Siguiri opens on Wednesday 11 November 2026 before the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) in Guinea. The special prosecutor at the CRIEF announced it on Tuesday, during the hearing of the 202 gold miners arrested, according to Guinéenews.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 18:35
Mali’s Prime Minister, Abdoulaye Maïga, thanked the Malian people for welcoming gold miners expelled from Guinea, which he described as an unagreed expulsion. He affirmed respect for the sovereignty of states and declined to comment on the decision of the Guinean authorities, according to remarks reported by the press.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 14:07
Mali’s Prime Minister, General Abdoulaye Maïga, deplores an "uncoordinated" turning back of gold miners by Guinean authorities. According to Malian official figures, some 160,000 miners who arrived from Guinea since the start of the month are undergoing repatriation and care operations, according to RFI.
🇲🇱 Mali · 12:20
Bamako health facilities have treated 413 injured and sick people among those turned back from Guinea, while six deaths were reported in Kouremalé. CECOGEC counted about 100,000 people in Bamako and nearly 60,000 at the border on 7 November 2026, according to its statement.
🇲🇱 Mali · 19:36
Bamada.net reports the mass arrival of Burkinabè and Malian gold miners expelled from Guinea since artisanal gold mining was banned in the country's north-east. The account, centred on the Kourémalé border crossing, revisits facts already reported about the exodus.
🇲🇱 Mali · 09:46
Mali’s Prime Minister, General Abdoulaye Maïga, said on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Kourémalé that the return of nationals by Guinea, following the ban on gold panning in Siguiri, had been decided without consultation with Bamako. More than 160,000 people from Guinea have been registered at Kourémalé and in Bamako, according to Malian authorities.
🇲🇱 Mali · 07:07
After Guinea banned artisanal gold mining by decree on 2 November, including in Siguiri, the Burkinabè newspaper Le Pays considers the measure legitimate given cyanide pollution and forest destruction, but criticises the lack of consultation with the authorities of neighbouring countries whose nationals are being expelled. Ivory Coast and Senegal have taken similar measures, according to the daily.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 19:58
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga visited Kourémalé on 8 November to support gold miners expelled from Guinea, with food, four cattle, medicines worth 7 million CFA francs and an equipped mobile health post. Bamako said it had received around 160,000 people expelled since Guinea's operations against illegal gold mining began, according to Seneweb.
🇲🇱 Mali · 17:31
Mali has recorded about 160,000 people expelled from Guinea after operations against illegal gold mining, including nearly 100,000 in the Bamako district and 60,000 in Kourémalé, where six deaths have been recorded, according to CECOGEC, cited by Seneweb. Bamako describes the situation as a humanitarian emergency and has deployed a reception and repatriation system to Burkina Faso.
🇲🇱 Mali · 23:14
About 160,000 people expelled from Guinea are in Mali, including 100,000 in the Bamako district and nearly 60,000 in Kouremalé, where six deaths have been recorded, according to CECOGEC. Malian authorities are organising the reception and return of nationals, with 3,430 people already repatriated using Malian and Burkinabè buses, according to the Malian government.
🇲🇱 Mali · 22:35
The Malian government has mobilised 74 trucks and 21 buses to organise the repatriation of 15,000 people deported from gold-mining areas in Guinea. The prime minister asked for people to be gathered at the Kouremalé border to facilitate evacuations, according to the Malian government.
🇲🇱 Mali · 20:31
Guinea has expelled thousands of Burkinabe and Malian gold miners without prior notice after banning gold mining in several areas of Siguiri, in the north-east of the country. Burkina Faso's Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, denounces degrading treatment and violence, while Bamako accuses Conakry of carrying out expulsions without consultation. As of 7 November, around 160,000 arrivals had been recorded in Mali, including nearly 60,000 in Kourémalé, according to Malian authorities.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 18:41
Sixteen Burkinabè nationals, including several minors and a woman, were intercepted on 6 November at the Guinea-Ivory Coast border while leaving illegal gold-mining sites to return to Burkina Faso. Ivorian authorities refused them passage before returning them to Guinea, according to Africaguinée.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 18:09
Burkinabè Minister Moumouni Zoungrana urged compatriots expelled from gold-mining sites in Guinea to train in agriculture, livestock farming and welding. The appeal came as they arrived in Bobo-Dioulasso after returning via Bamako, according to the Burkina Information Agency.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 15:48
The suspension of illegal gold mining in Siguiri by Guinean authorities has prompted thousands of foreign miners to leave for Mali, a large proportion of them Burkinabè. Bamako says that more than 40,000 people of various nationalities have been recorded in Kourémalé, according to Guinee360, amid diplomatic tensions and regional humanitarian concerns.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 12:31
About 45,000 Burkinabè nationals are estimated to live in Guinea, while only 350 are registered with the Burkina Faso embassy. The figure of more than 40,000 people recorded in Kourémalé includes several nationalities and therefore does not correspond only to Burkinabè nationals, according to Guinee360.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 10:22
Mali's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has mobilised several dozen buses, through the Malian Council of Road Transporters, to repatriate Burkinabè nationals staying at reception sites in Bamako. The first convoy left on 6 November in the presence of Burkina Faso's ambassador to Mali, Bamada.net reports.
🇲🇱 Mali · 07:53
The first convoys of Burkinabè gold miners expelled from Guinea arrived in Bobo-Dioulasso during the night of 4 November 2026 and were welcomed at Sangoulé Lamizana Stadium, according to Netafrique. More than 8,000 gold miners are expected to return in total, while Burkina Faso's authorities announce a reorganisation of the artisanal mining sector.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 01:49
Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana says some nationals expelled from Guinea suffered treatment he described as cruel and may have been shot and injured. He made the statements on 4 November 2026 in Bamako, where a Burkinabè delegation was assessing their situation, according to Netafrique.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 01:49
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga received a Burkinabè delegation on 4 November 2026 to discuss assistance for nationals expelled from gold-mining sites in Guinea. Bamako reaffirmed its commitment to supporting their reception, transport and repatriation, according to Netafrique.
🇲🇱 Mali · 01:48
Mali is providing medical care to 134 young gold miners who arrived from Guinea, including 42 admitted to Gabriel Touré University Hospital and 92 to the commune IV referral health centre in Bamako. Two pregnant women are among the patients and one gave birth to a girl, according to Mali's Health Ministry.
🇲🇱 Mali · 19:46
Several hundred foreign nationals have been detained in Guinea during operations against illegal gold mining and subsequently handed over to their consular authorities. Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyaté is defending a policy aimed at regulating gold mining rather than banning it, according to Guinee7.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 12:53
Guinean authorities expelled Burkinabe gold miners from the Siguiri region in the country’s north-east after banning artisanal and illegal gold mining. Burkina Faso’s Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, says neither Ouagadougou nor Bamako was informed of the operation, according to the BBC. More than 8,000 Burkinabe are reportedly affected.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 05:36
More than 8,000 people expelled from Guinea had been registered in Kouremalé, Mali, by 2 November after artisanal gold mining was suspended in Siguiri. Malian authorities are organising reception, assistance and the return of foreign nationals, while a Burkinabè delegation is to assess their needs, according to Bamada.net.
🇲🇱 Mali · 02:59
Burkinabè families and young people who arrived from Guinea after leaving gold-mining sites are seeking transport from Bamako to return to Burkina Faso. Their departure follows Guinean measures against illegal mining, while Malian authorities have announced arrangements to receive and transport them, according to local media and CECOGEC.
🇲🇱 Mali · 01:05
A major influx of foreign nationals was reported on 4 November 2026 at the Mali-Guinea border, heading towards Bamako. CECOGEC attributed the movement to Guinea’s measures against illegal gold panning and said Malian authorities were organising the reception and return of those concerned.
🇲🇱 Mali · 00:15
Around 30 buses were stationed in Ouagadougou to travel to the Mali-Guinea border and repatriate Burkinabè expelled from gold-mining sites, as part of a mobilisation of around 200 vehicles, reports Lefaso.net. The operation also includes support for repatriated people, including some injured people reported by Burkinabè authorities.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 21:23
More than 450 Burkinabè and Malian gold panners expelled from Guinea arrived in Yanfolila, Mali, on 4 November 2026. Conakry suspended gold panning to limit environmental damage and harm to waterways, an offensive that is straining relations with Mali and Burkina Faso, according to Jeune Afrique.
🇲🇱 Mali · 19:33
Burkina Faso is organising the return of several thousand nationals expelled from Guinea, where they worked on artisanal mining sites. A delegation led by Security Minister Mahamadou Sana travelled to Bamako on 4 November 2026 to discuss their care, according to Lefaso.net.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 02:05
The special prosecutor of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences has ordered a preliminary investigation into the integration of 350 Radio-Télévision Guinéenne employees into the public service. The report alleges administrative and financial irregularities, suspected corruption and discrimination, according to correspondence cited by Mosaiqueguinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 15:08
CRIEF special prosecutor Alphonse Charles Wright has ordered a preliminary investigation into the management of the National Fund for the Integration of Young People since its creation. Four former and current officials are under investigation over alleged misappropriation, corruption and illicit enrichment, according to Guinee360.
🇬🇳 Guinea · 11:13
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