The
fate of two migrants suspected to be from Mali is currently hanging in
the balance after Mali rejected them on identification and documentation
grounds.
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Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France on the
same planes they arrived on, questioning whether they were even Malian
citizens according to the BBC.
The pair were flown to Bamako using European travel permits or
"laissez-passez", not passports or other Malian papers, the government
said.
The government said it could not accept people "simply assumed to be Malian".
Recent reports of a deal with the EU to repatriate failed Malian asylum seekers have sparked protests.
In a statement, the Malian government condemned the use of the
European "laissez-passez" in cases of expulsion, describing it as "against international conventions".
It also warned airlines not to let people using the document fly to Mali. The French authorities have not yet commented.
Malians are among the sub-Saharan African nationalities most
deported from France. There is a large Malian community in France, the
former colonial power, who support their relatives back home by sending
money. More than 360,000 people have reached Europe by crossing the
Mediterranean this year. Many pass through Mali on their way although
Malians are not among the 10 nationalities most likely to attempt the
journey.
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