Expulsion of Burkinabè from Guinea: the Burkinabè government organises their dignified return
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Expulsion of Burkinabè from Guinea: government organises their return "with dignity and decency" (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso is organising the return of several thousand of its nationals expelled from Guinea, where they worked at artisanal gold mining sites. A government delegation is to travel to Mali to assist those in distress.
Expulsion of Burkinabè from Guinea: the Burkinabè government organises their dignified return (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso is organising the "dignified" return of several thousand nationals expelled from Guinea, where they worked at artisanal mining sites. A government delegation is due to travel to Mali to assist compatriots in distress.
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