Migration

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Frederic Tendeng February 2, 2024

Sub-Saharan migrants protested against long waiting periods and Libyan military treatment at the UNHCR office in Zarzis, holding banners demanding UN protection and urging Tunisian guards not to hand refugees to the Libyan military.

One of the protestors, a 16-year-old Gambian migrant called Ousman, reported the violent raids and inhumane treatment that the migrants had been enduring at the hands of Tunisian guards.

‘We walked about 400 kilometers’ Stranded Gambian Migrants in Niger After Being Expelled from Tunisia

Mustapha Jarju January 26, 2024

After they were brutally expelled from Tunisia months ago, some Gambian migrants have reached Niger and opened up to the Gambia Journal about their ordeal. They revealed having walked about 400 kilometers with bare feet as the Tunisian police chased them away from their country.

Tunisia: Smugglers from Gambia Blamed for the Misfortunes of their Stranded Compatriots

Mustapha Jarju January 13, 2024

Muhammad Camara, a Gambian immigrant in Tunisia, says that the increasing number of Gambian people stuck in that country is due to Gambian smugglers operating inside Tunisia who demand money in exchange for passage by boat to Europe.

Tunisia – 141 Stranded Gambians Migrants Flewn Back Home.

Frederic Tendeng December 23, 2023

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) facilitated the voluntary return of 141 stranded Gambian migrants from Tunisia on Friday. This marks the highest chartered voluntary return of stranded migrants from the country in a single day since the establishment of the organization’s operations in the country in 2001.

Italy – 23-year-old Gambian Backway Migrant Donates his Organs.

Frederic Tendeng December 21, 2023

Kebba Secka, popularly known as Kebbis, traveled to Italy by boat when he was seventeen years old. On December 13, 2018,

Tunisia FM Discusses Repatriation of Stranded Gambian Migrants with Tangara

Frederic Tendeng December 20, 2023

Nabil Ammar, the foreign minister of Tunisia, reports that he and Mamadou Tangara, the foreign minister of Gambia, are talking about irregular migration and diplomatic cooperation.

Gambians Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Capsized Off Libya Killing 61

Louise Mendy December 17, 2023

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), over sixty migrants are thought to have perished in a shipwreck off the

Spain: Gambian Faces Up to 27 Years in Prison for Allegedly Killing Ex-Brother-in-Law

Frederic Tendeng December 11, 2023

A popular jury, in Spain, will begin hearing and ultimately deciding the innocence or guilt of Bobo Keita, a 43-year-old Gambian accused of murdering his ex-brother-in-law, whom he allegedly stabbed to death on the stairs of number 29 of Don Pedro de Luna Street in Zaragoza on June 22, 2022.

Gambia Deports 9 Nigerians Caught Attempting to Stowaway to Europe

Frederic Tendeng December 5, 2023

The Gambia deported nine Nigerians who attempted to stowaway to Europe via Gambian waters on Tuesday.

Gambian Police Launch Operation Zero Departure on Europe Bound Boat People

Kaddy Danso November 14, 2023

The Gambia Immigration Police have launched Operation Zero Departure against irregular migration to stem the tide of people leaving Gambian shores on boats in search of the proverbial green pasture in Europe.

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