Bobo-Dioulasso:The Minister of Secondary Education, Vocational and Technical Training, Moumouni Zoungrana, has called on Burkinabe nationals expelled from gold mining sites in Guinea to take advantage of the training and apprenticeship programs available in Burkina Faso.

According to Burkina Information Agency, Minister Zoungrana encouraged those returning from Guinea not to be disheartened by their expulsion, emphasizing the potential for skill acquisition in agriculture, livestock farming, and welding as pathways to a prosperous future. His remarks were made as he addressed the arrival of these individuals in Bobo-Dioulasso.

Minister Zoungrana, joined by four other ministers, highlighted the importance of focusing on education and work, urging the returnees to steer clear of behaviors that contradict the ideals of the popular progressive revolution. The Minister of Family and Solidarity, Lieutenant-Colonel Passowendé Pélagie Kaboré, expressed gratitude to Malian authorities for their assistance in repatriating the Burkinabe nationals and announced the formation of committees to ensure transparent management of donations for the returnees.

Additionally, Minister Kaboré reported that 199 buses, organized into five convoys, are currently transporting other Guineans from Ouagadougou to Bamako, with support from transport operators and the local community, to facilitate the return of those expelled from Guinea's gold mining sites.