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Gambia Navy Intercepts Canoe Carrying Suspected Migrants
Alleged Migrant Boat
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Navy has intercepted a boat transporting suspected irregular migrants in the Bunyado coastal area as part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal migration.
According to a statement…
Chairman Darboe Faults Barrow’s Leadership as Backway Deaths Renew National Anguish
Yankuba Darboe, the chairman of the Brikama Area Council
By Seedy Jobe
Yankuba Darboe, the chairman of the Brikama Area Council, on Sunday sharply criticized President Adama Barrow for what he described as an attempt to place…
Basiru Jaye Urges Shared Responsibility in Confronting Deadly ‘Backway’ Migration
By Fatou Silah
Basiru Jaye, a youth leader and development specialist, has called for a collective reckoning over the continuing loss of young Gambians along the so-called “backway” migration routes, arguing that responsibility for…
Seven Dead, Scores Rescued After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Jinack
Migrants on a boat
By Staff Writer
At least seven people have been confirmed dead following the capsizing of a boat carrying irregular migrants off the coast near Jinack Village in The Gambia’s North Bank Region,…
Gambia’s Foreign Minister Warns That Visa Overstays in U.S. Are Triggering New Travel Penalties
Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad.
By Fatou Sillah
Gambia’s foreign affairs minister on Tuesday warned that Gambians who overstay their visas in the United States…
“We Won’t Contravene the Law”: Jinack Kajatta VDC Issues Firm Statement
Migrant boat
By Seedy Jobe
The Village Development Committee (VDC) of Jinack Kajatta has broken its silence to categorically reject allegations linking it to migrant boat operations, describing claims of collaboration…
Migration Advocate Warns Niumi Jinack Has Become Major ‘Backway’ Sea Departure Point
Ebrima Drammeh, founder of the Ebrima Migrants Situation Foundation
By Makutu Manneh
A Gambian migration advocate has raised alarm over Niumi Jinack in the North Bank Region (NBR), warning that the island has increasingly…
Gambia Immigration Intercepts 173 Irregular Migration Attempters, Arrests 8 Suspected Agents
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID), through its Migration Management Unit, intercepted 173 irregular migration (“backway”) attempters and arrested eight suspected smuggling agents during operations…
Migrant Boat From Niumi Jinack Presumed Lost at Sea
Migrants on a boat
By Seedy Jobe
A migrant boat carrying more than 190 people, including at least 45 women and children, which departed from Niumi Jinack on November 17, 2025, is presumed to have sunk at sea with no survivors,…
Gambia Immigration Intercepts Suspected Irregular Migration Attempt in Brufut
Stock photo: Fishing boat
By Makutu Manneh
Gambian immigration authorities said on Saturday that they had intercepted a group of suspected irregular migrants in a coastal operation near the village of Brufut, following…