Tag: Libya

Migration

MoFA delegation meets 400 stranded Gambian migrants in Libya

The Director of Diaspora, and Migration Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Mr. Musa Camara recently led a delegation of relevant government authorities to Tripoli, Libya, where four hundred Gambian migrants are believed to have been detained. In this exclusive interview, in addition to […]

Migration, News

Foreign Affairs Ministry to repatriate 248 stranded Gambian migrants in Libya

PRESS RELEASE PLIGHT OF GAMBIAN MIGRANTS IN LIBYA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad wishes to inform the general public about the video going viral about Gambian migrants stranded in Libya that the Ministry has been coordinating with the Gambian Association in Tripoli, the International Organization […]

Migration, News

12 Gambians Released From Libyan Prisons To Be Repatriated

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has disclosed that twelve Gambian migrants who had already served a year imprisonment in Libya are to return to the country after engagement with Libyan authorities. “In April 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad engaged […]

Human Rights, Migration, News

UN Human Rights Commission visits Gambia to meet returned migrants, stakeholders

A delegation from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is currently in the Gambia to monitor the human rights situation of Gambian migrants who returned from Libya. The delegation also had direct interaction with recent returnees from Libya to know their experiences, and gaps […]