The Gambia is once again in mourning after news broke that a boat carrying nearly 100 West African migrants including Gambians sank off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, claiming at least 26 lives and leaving many others missing. The tragedy happened on Wednesday, 13 August 2024, about 14 nautical miles[Read More…]
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Gambians Among Dead In Migrant Boat Tragedy
Two Gambians were among those killed in a migrant boating disaster in Casamance recently, announced the foreign ministry Tuesday. According to the ministry, relying on ‘latest information’ from the Gambia’s High Commission in Dakar, 10 Bissau-Guineans have also died in the Kafountine migrant boat tragedy. Senegalese nationals were also said[Read More…]