Overview
- Konte has accepted accommodation at the city-run Centro de Acogida Municipal after initially turning down municipal support, officials said.
- City records state outreach began on Sept. 18, he was taken to the shelter on Sept. 19, interviewed on Sept. 22, and deregistered on Nov. 13 after not using services because of work hours.
- A local family provided temporary lodging this week as offers of assistance increased after his situation became public.
- The 20-year-old asylum seeker from Guinea says a Madrid solar-panel job paid €120 a month instead of the €1,500 promised and offered no housing, leaving him to sleep outside.
- He gained recognition for rescuing a woman during the 2024 DANA floods and later received a city honor before portraying King Balthazar in Málaga’s 2025 parade.