Migration

Yahya Sonko, a migration activist based in Germany By Buba Gagigo Yahya Sonko, a migration activist based in Germany, has confirmed to Kerr Fatou that thirty-five Gambians are expected to be deported from Europe today…

Foundation Against Trafficking and Irregular Migrations By Mustapha Ceesay Four more Gambian girls reportedly trafficked to Oman in Western Asia have returned home on Saturday. Eight more of the girls still remain in…

The late Njaga Sowe Nana; Ousman Sowe and Musa Gagigo who died on the journey By Buba Gagigo At least three Gambian youth have been confirmed dead in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat reportedly got lost for several days. …

The European Council has in a statement on Monday announced adopting temporary visa measures for Gambians. Below is the full statement. Council adopts temporary visa measures for nationals of The Gambia under the EU Visa Code…

Gambia’s Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG) have on Friday nabbed two Senegalese in Yelli Tenda with 2.5kg of suspected cannabis sativa. “Two Senegalese nationals were on Friday 24th September 2021 around 17:30 hours GMT…

Suspected thieves allegedly stole a safe containing D60, 000, two laptops costing D36, 000 and a wireless costing D3, 500. The incident occurred on Friday in Sinchu Alhagie in the Kombo North District, in the West Coast Region.…

By Buba Gagigo The spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force has confirmed to Kerr Fatou the arrest of 14 suspects with D1, 772, 600 in connection to the D15 million missing from NAWEC’ AGIB Bank Account. "The…

On a sunny, humid day in April 2017, a plane carrying 170 Gambians from Libya touched down at the Banjul International Airport. First to step onto the tarmac – after four months of hardship in Libya’s capital and an even…

Banjul – In the evening of 21 January, 24 Gambian migrants stranded in Libya returned home safely through the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return Programme. Among the 24 returnees were two…

By Mustapha K Darboe Forty-nine-old Kebba Bojang sat on a sofa in his parlour with his wife Katty Joh. In their house were dozens of mourners. Bojang who lives and works in Kombo returned to Barra to console his wife on the death of…