Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Gambia

BANJUL, Gambia -- Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the ...
Los Angeles Times

Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first

BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the ...
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

At least 31 dead in New Year's migrant boat sinking off Gambia

BANJUL, Gambia, Jan 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least 31 people drowned when an overloaded boat carrying undocumented migrants ...

Decenas de desaparecidos tras naufragio de barco con más de 200 migrantes frente a Gambia

Decenas de personas estaban desaparecidas tras el naufragio de una embarcación que llevaba a más de 200 migrantes hacia Europa frente a la ...
Los Angeles Times

A ‘sea war’ brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other

BANJUL, Gambia — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His ...
CBS News

Gambian leader, who once vowed to rule 1 billion years, flees into exile

BANJUL, Gambia -- Gambia’s defeated leader Yahya Jammeh and his family headed into political exile Saturday night, ending a 22-year reign of fear and a post-election political standoff that threatened ...
Aviation Week

Titan to Fly to Banjul for The Gambia Experience

UK ACMI and charter specialist Titan Airways is to station one of its three Airbus A320s at London’s Gatwick Airport this winter to support a new contract with specialist West African tour operator, ...