Tenkoto : les habitants protestent contre l’implantation d’une société chinoise d’exploitation aurifère
On Saturday, August 9, 2025, residents of Tenkoto, a gold-mining village in the commune of Sabodala, Saraya department, Kédougou region, demonstrated to oppose the establishment of a Chinese gold mining company, denouncing the seizure of their farmland. This mobilization, marked by red armbands, hostile slogans, and the roar of motorcycles, aims to prevent a tragedy similar to that of Fanaye.
The protesters, who blocked the road before the police intervened to disperse the crowd, are demanding the return of their farmland. "We are fighting against the installation of a Chinese project that has been allocated hectares of land on which the inhabitants of Tenkoto depend for their survival," said Abdoulaye Cissokho, a spokesman for the protesters. He called on the Prime Minister: "We ask the head of government to react to avoid the worst. This project must be stopped, its capabilities assessed, and the land returned to the people who live from agriculture and livestock farming."
Cissokho highlights the dramatic impact of the project: "Thousands of families are at risk of leaving the area. There is no longer any cultivable land in the village."
Village chief Bambo Cissokho supports the mobilization of youth, whom he considers the lifeblood of Tenkoto. "I am open to any investment, as long as it includes the village's youth and is based on healthy and transparent collaboration," he says.
Commentaires (2)
Des chinois à partir du territoire malien s'incrustent à Kédougou pour voler notre or et on veut leur donner nos terres empêchant ainsi les populations de cultiver pour survivre. Aucune alternative n'est leur est offerte sinon abandonner leur village faute de pouvoir y vivre à cause d'un capitalisme effréné et inhumain. Cela est inacceptable! En tout cas le gouvernement est interpellé.
une entreprise formelle c est un meilleur controle pour les services publics (impots, inspection du travail...) donc beaucoup plus avantageux pour la region. sinon c est les diouras ou y a desordre et criminalité qui s installent
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