A 25-year-old Gambian woman living in northern Italy was violently attacked by her husband on Saturday night, June 7, while eight weeks pregnant with their second child. According to Italian authorities, the woman made a distress call around 10pm to emergency number 112, crying as she reported that her husband[Read More…]
Tag: Gambian Migrants
Gambian Man Among 12 Charged In Malta After Police Target Homeless In Early Morning Raid
A Gambian man was among twelve homeless individuals who appeared in court in Malta following a police raid that targeted people begging near a major shopping area. The operation, carried out just before dawn in the town of Marsa, focused on those reportedly asking shoppers for money outside the Pavi[Read More…]
Young Gambian Killed In Italy, Body To Be Repatriated
A 19-year-old Gambian national Ebrima Jatta was killed in a road accident in Italy on April 25th. Preparations were underway to repatriate his body to The Gambia for burial. The decision to repatriate Ebrima’s body was made by his brother, who travelled to Rome from northern Italy, after receiving the[Read More…]
Tunisia: Police Demolish Migrants Camp, Set Fire To Their Belongings
Police in Tunisia have Wednesday violently dismantled a migrants camp located in the outskirts of the city of Sfax (Centre West), setting fire to their belongings. Footages of the sad turn of events were first posted by Ebrahima Drammeh who is the brain behind the social media platform Ebrima Migrants[Read More…]
President Barrow Sounds The Alarm Bell On The Migration Crisis
As thousands of young Africans continue to storm the European citadel, the Gambian leader has sounded the alarm bell on a phenomenon that has turned the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea into cemeteries for African youths. “A major concern of the year has been irregular migration. This is not only[Read More…]
Gambian Delegates In Germany Identify Gambian Migrants For Deportation
Gambian delegates in Germany are identifying undocumented Gambian migrants arrested by German police for subsequent deportation to The Gambia. German police authorities have been arresting and detaining undocumented Gambians in the country over the past months and weeks, as the European country intensifies the mass deportation of undocumented Gambian migrants.[Read More…]
Gambians In Germany To Protest Planned Deportation
Gambians in Germany will take to the streets of Germany to protest the planned deportation of their undocumented brothers in that country, a source in Berlin has told JollofNews. German police authorities are currently arresting undocumented Gambian migrants for identification and eventual deportation over the past days. Speaking to JollofNews,[Read More…]
‘About 200 Gambians Stranded In Algerian Desert Village Of Tefesa’
About 200 Gambian migrants were reportedly stranded in Algeria as the Tunisian border authorities tightened entry restrictions. The migrants were reportedly turned back at the Tunisia border as they attempted to use that country as launchpad for the dangerous journey to Europe. Reports reaching JollofNews have been painting pictures of[Read More…]
3 Gambians In Turkey’s Earthquake-hit Area Safe – Foreign Ministry
The ministry of foreign affairs said on Wednesday that the three Gambians, who lived in the earthquake-hit area of Turkey, were safe.
Gambians Among 22 To Be Deported From Malta
Gambians were among 22 migrants lined up for ejection from Malta, JollofNews gathered. The migrants were rounded up following an inspection by the Maltese police and the detention services in Marsa and Qormi on Wednesday, a statement issued by the Maltese police read. Sources said the 22 people will be[Read More…]
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