JSF to create 3,000 jobs for women and youth

Speaking at the launch of the Jobs, Skills and Finance for Women and Youth Programme (JSF), the Head of Cooperation for the EU ...
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Gambian migrant commits suicide after rejected asylum application

A 22-year-old Gambian has committed suicide after his application for political asylum in Italy was rejected. The man, identified...
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YouthConnekt launched in The Gambia to tackle youth unemployment

The Gambian chapter of YouthConnekt, an African youth initiative aimed at improving the employability of young people, was...
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Over 8,000 Gambian youth took the ‘backway’ to Europe since 2017

A joint migration study conducted by Action Aid International-The Gambia and Action Aid-Denmark entitled: ‘Back Way to Europe: H...
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Thirty-nine Gambians among migrants rescued off coast of Guinea-Bissau

Seventy-two irregular migrants were recently rescued along the coast of Guinea Bissau according to the Liaison Officer of...
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Gambian youth return home and share experiences of irregular migration

In Gambian President Adama Barrow’s State of the Nation Address on 13 September 2018, he laid out of a plan by the government to c...
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NACCUG grants support youth employment

The Mini Grants Scheme Officer of the National Association of Cooperative Credit Unions of Gambia (NACCUG), Saikou Touray,...
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New ‘Youth Empowerment Project’ initiative set to offer 965 spots in technical and vocational skills training

A training programme designed to empower young people with technical and vocational skills has been launched in The Gambia. Nine...
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Gambian irregular migrants in Europe distressed by EU’s deportation plan

Many Gambian irregular migrants in Europe are feeling uneasy after news broke out in July that they may soon be deported. The...
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