Mali: Nearly 160,000 people expelled from Guinea, six deaths recorded at Kouremalé
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Mali: Nearly 160,000 people expelled from Guinea, six deaths recorded at Kouremalé (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
According to the CECOGEC, nearly 160,000 people expelled from Guinea are registered in Bamako and Kouremalé, with six deaths and several injured. Mali and Burkina Faso are mobilising buses and trucks to transport them to Burkina Faso.
Expelled from Guinea: nearly 160,000 people counted in Mali (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Nearly 160,000 people expelled from Guinea are counted in Mali according to CECOGEC, about 100,000 in Bamako and 60,000 in Kouremalé, where six deaths have been recorded. Malian and Burkinabè authorities are organising their return by convoy.
Ban on artisanal gold mining in Guinea: 160,000 refugees registered in Mali, where six deaths and injuries have been recorded (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Mali's crisis coordination centre (CECOGEC) reports that 160,000 people have returned to the country after Guinea's ban on artisanal gold mining, with 100,000 received in Bamako and 60,000 registered at Kouremalé. Six deaths and several injuries have been reported.
Mali: nearly 100,000 people expelled from Guinea registered in Bamako, six dead at the border (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Malian authorities have registered nearly 100,000 people expelled from Guinea in Bamako and report six deaths at the Kouremalé border. Meanwhile, Conakry announces the arrest of 1,263 people during operations against illegal gold mining in Siguiri.
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Guinea: 22 officials dismissed in Siguiri amid crackdown on illegal gold mining
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