Bobo-Dioulasso:The Minister of Secondary Education, Vocational and Technical Training, Moumouni Zoungrana, has extended an invitation to Burkinabè nationals expelled from gold mining sites in Guinea to take advantage of the training and learning opportunities available in Burkina Faso.

According to Agence d'Information du Burkina, Minister Moumouni Zoungrana addressed the returnees upon their arrival in Bobo-Dioulasso from Bamako, encouraging them not to be disheartened by their experience. He emphasized that sectors like agriculture, livestock, and welding offer pathways for acquiring skills and building a future. Zoungrana, along with four other ministers, also urged the returnees to focus on work and education, steering away from behaviors contrary to the ideals of the progressive popular revolution.

The Minister of Family and Solidarity, Lieutenant-Colonel Passowendé Pélagie Kaboré, expressed gratitude to Malian authorities for their support in repatriating their compatriots. She announced the establishment of donation reception committees to ensure transparency in collecting and using contributions aimed at supporting the returnees.

The minister also mentioned that 199 buses, organized in five convoys, are on the route between Ouagadougou and Bamako to facilitate the return of more Guineans. She commended the mobilization of transporters and the local population in supporting the return of those expelled from mining sites in Guinea.