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This document recommends rewards for railroad employees to celebrate the completion of the line. Top European officials received a Croix d'Honneur or a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur . Lesser Europeans got the Êtoile Noire du Benin . Africans got gold or silver medals.
This is a list of the Africans who received medals, their position on the railroad, the number of years of service, the section where they worked and the type of medal they received.
| Name | Position | Years of service | Section | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmady Diallo | Nurse | 10 | Sante | gold |
| Kankou Sidy | Track foreman | Since the beginning | Travaux neuf | gold |
| Demba N'Diaye | Track foreman | 13 | Travaux neuf | gold |
| Mahmody Keita | Track worker | 13 | Travaux neuf | gold |
| Bendiougou Keita | Construction foreman | 12 | Travaux neuf | gold |
| Sory Diakité | Track foreman | 11 | Travaux neuf | silver |
| Golé Kanté | Blacksmith foreman | 9 | Travaux neuf | silver |
| Bakary Diallo | Masonry foreman | 9 | Travaux neuf | silver |
| Gaba Koulibaly | Blacksmith | 8 | Travaux neuf | silver |
| Ahmadou Soumaré | Blacksmith foreman | 7 | Travaux neuf | silver |
| Demba Soussero | Foreman | 22 | Voie | gold |
| Masséga Diawara | Foreman | 22 | Voie | gold |
| Madi Coria | Foreman | 21 | Voie | gold |
| Sadio Diallo | Foreman | 18 | Voie | gold |
| Suré Diara | Foreman | 18 | Voie | gold |
| Diawara N'Diayes | Chef macon | 9 | Voie | gold |
| Sagui Diallo | Foreman | 17 | Voie | silver |
| Ali Mané | Foreman | 15 | Voie | silver |
| Fran (or Tran) Niara | Foreman | 15 | Voie | silver |
| Bakary Dembélé | Quarry foreman | 14 | Voie | silver |
| Ousman Sar | Quarry foreman | 5 | Voie | silver |
| Aly Demba | Mechanic | 19 | Exploitation | gold |
| Sembali Dabo | Foundry worker | 18 | Exploitation | gold |
| Balla Magassa | Mechanic | 17 | Exploitation | gold |
| Diery Kanté | Foreman in Toukoto | 15 | Exploitation | gold |
| Mahmadou N'Diaye | Foreman in Kayes | 14 | Exploitation | gold |
| Diéby Koumba | Foreman in Mahina | 17 | Exploitation | silver |
| Demba N'Gail | Foundry assistant | 15 | Exploitation | silver |
| Samba Soumaré | Inspector | 14 | Exploitation | silver |
| Makan Sako | Foreman in Kayes | 13 | Exploitation | silver |
| Waly Konaté | Watchman | 12 | Exploitation | silver |
| Kisma Dramé | Stationmaster in Mediné | 12 | Exploitation | silver |
| Bakary Samba | Trainmaster | 12 | Exploitation | silver |
| Boubou Sissoko | Blacksmith | 12 | Exploitation | silver |
| Dialla Diallo | Trainmaster | 11 | Exploitation | silver |