Libya to allow IOM access to migrants to fast track repatriation

Libyan authorities have agreed, in principle, to allow the International Organization of Migration (IOM) access to take...
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‘’We ate cockroaches to survive’’ – Gambian returnee from Libya

Back in 2014 Babucarr Bah, a 25-year-old native of Nema Kunku Village in Western Gambia, closed down his thriving...
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No money to repatriate body of Gambian migrant who died of heart attack

The family of Salifu Camara has said that they do not have the substantial amount of money that would be required to...
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Two Gambian migrants recall near drowning incident

Two Gambian men, who were among dozens of rescued migrants off the coast of Libya on 23rd June, told of their near...
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Mother of missing Gambian migrant tells of her loss

The mother of a Gambian migrant who went missing in Libya has said that the time last she heard from her son was four...
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Gambian migrants and asylum seekers fear backlash in Italy

The arrest of Gambian asylum seeker Alagie Touray by Italian authorities, on suspicions of planning a terrorist attack...
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Proposal for closing the Mediterranean routes

The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, has proposed a 6 billion euro European-Libyan development...
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Gambian migrants fear stiffer anti-settlement measures in Italy

Gambian migrants in Italy remain skeptical about Italy’s new Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte and his government’s...
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Gambian government launches five-year plan to end irregular migration among youth

The Gambian government has launched the ‘Youth and Trade Roadmap’, a five-year plan to address irregular migration...
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