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My Brother Is Among Nearly 200 Migrants Lost on the Backway, Journalist Tells Foreign Minister

A Gambian journalist revealed that his brother is among almost 200 migrants feared dead at sea after a boat departing from Nuimi Jinack in late 2025 disappeared without a trace.

Journalist Landing Ceesay questioned the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the government’s efforts to monitor such tragedies and confirm the deaths. More in the news report.

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Gambia Promotes Safe Migration at Second National Dialogue

The Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with support from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), hosted the second National Dialogue on Migration, promoting safer ways of migration. More in this news report.

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Gambian Domestic Workers to Saudi Arabia Offered $200 Monthly; Spain and Dubai Yet to Be Announced

The Ministry of Trade’s Permanent Secretary revealed that domestic workers in Saudi Arabia will be paid $200 USD monthly while the government attempts to negotiate more wages. More in this publication highlighting some revelations from a Parliamentary oversight meeting.

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