Lamin explained that he was arrested in Istanbul in 2025 during a routine identity check and subsequently transferred to a removal centre, where he has now been held for several months
Awa returned to The Gambia. But home offered little relief. She resumed petty trading, work she has done since childhood, but at 37, she says the income is no longer enough to support her family.
Mr. Jobarteh believes that the Backway journey did not emerge in isolation; rather, it arose as a response to deep deprivation, limited opportunities, and persistent hardship within the country.
According to officially verified information, those rescued include 54 Gambians, 42 Senegalese, nine Conakry Guineans, three Malians, two Ivoirians, one Burkinabe, and one Sierra Leonean.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – President Adama Barrow on Monday renewed his call for Gambians, particularly parents, communities, and young
The Gambian Navy launched a hunt for survivors after midnight, involving several vessels and a fishing boat. The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.
Authorities reported that the distressed boat was grounded on a sandbank. The rescue operation involved three naval speedboats, a coastal patrol vessel
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The United Democratic Party (UDP) has called for an urgent national dialogue following reports that
Gambiaj.com – Baltimore County police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Ebrima Loppy in Edgewood,
The vessel had departed from the coast of The Gambia several days earlier, with Spain’s Canary Islands as its intended final destination.
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