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Gambia confirms cordial relationship with Spain

Following recent reports about the alleged deportation of some Gambian nationals from Spain, The Gambia government, through the Department of State for Communication, has issued a press release, apparently aimed at clarifying their position in the case. The release categorically affirmed the country’s commitment to the cordial relationship between the two friendly countries, apparently rebuffing distorted reports from the bad press about the real situation. Below we reproduce the full text of...

SOLDIERS ARREST 23 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS

At least 23 illegal migrants were on Tuesday evening, arrested by members of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), at the Ceesay Garage in Bakau Newtown, while on the verge of departing for a voyage to Spain through the high seas. The 23 young men were then moved to the Immigration Post at New Jeshwang (Babun Fatty Junction), where they were put under detention, as their screening progresses. When contacted, Chief Superintendent Olimatou Jammeh-Sonko, the public relations officer (PRO) of the Gambia...

Farah Yusuf: "I can raise my children with clean money"

Farah Yusuf, 31, is a fisherman in Bosasso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia. A father of two, Yusuf had for two years ferried illegal migrants to Yemen from Bosasso, 1,500km northeast of Mogadishu. The port city is popular with would-be migrants from southern Somalia and Ethiopia. Five months ago, Yusuf stopped ferrying migrants after meeting a lobby group trying to convince boat owners to stop the trade. Yusuf told IRIN about...