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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Migrants in Gambia bound for Europe apprehended

Authorities in The Gambia have intercepted a group of migrants who were attempting to set off for Europe by boat. The 79 migrants...
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“I raised more than 20,000 dalasis in profit in four months,” says young poultry farmer

The proprietor of ML’s Poultry Firm, Modou Lamin Fatty, a 22-year-old entrepreneur, has described his poultry business as one of t...
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“Build a Future, Make it in Gambia” – new project to help tackle root causes of migration

Banjul, Gambia – The European Union (EU) office in Gambia has announced that a new project is expected to be launched soon,...
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Gambian cashew exporter partners with returnees

Farimang Manneh, the CEO of a leading cashew nut export company in The Gambia, is using his success in entrepreneurship to set up...
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Gambian returnees organise caravan tours to tell of dangers of irregular migration

Mustapha Sallah is Secretary General of a group of migrant returnees called Youths Against Irregular Migration (YAIM). Sallah,...
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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 care of...
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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 barbershop and...
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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 send his...
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