BANJUL, 25 April 2022: On Wednesday 20 April 2022, the Executive of Voluntary Migrant Returnees from Libya paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mamadou Tangara in his office in Banjul. The meeting was also meant to introduce the new association, its executive members as […]
Migration
Migration Management and Governance in The Gambia
Aligned with the vision and the overall goal of the National Development Plan of The Gambia (2018-2021 which has been extended to 2022) in restoring good governance, respect for human rights, and rule of law, a National Coordination Mechanism on Migration (NCM) was established on 6 November 2019 under the […]
Rwanda to sign deal on asylum seekers with UK government
Rwanda has struck a deal with the British government that will offshore some of the UK’s asylum processing to the African country. The move has been condemned as unworkable and inhumane by UK opposition politicians, charities, and refugee groups. British Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to announce details in […]
National Assembly Select Committee on Foreign Affairs discusses the fate of Gambian asylum seekers with German authorities
ARCHIVE (Re-post): First published on 13th February 2020, on The Digest News. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, led by Hon. Sidia Jatta, National Assembly Member for Wuli West, is currently in Germany, to engage the German authorities with the hope of finding a lasting solution to the […]