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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…
Mayor Bensouda: Lack of Opportunity Pushing Youth Toward Crime and Migration
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council
By Fatou Sillah
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council and a senior member of the United Movement for Change (UMC), stated in a recent interview…
Minister Ceesay Cites Data to Defend His Claim of Declining Irregular Migration
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia’s Information Minister, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, defended his recent assertion that irregular migration—commonly referred to as the “backway”—has…
“Backway” Advocate Ebrima Drammeh Challenges Minister Ceesay’s Remarks, Calls for Action on…
Ebrima Drammeh
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Drammeh, a survivor of irregular migration and a leading advocate on the issue, has challenged recent remarks by the Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr.…
Minister Ceesay Says “Backway” Migration Hasn’t Increased, Only Media Coverage Has
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, The Gambia’s Minister of Information
By Makutu Manneh
The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, said the phenomenon of irregular migration, locally known as…