Authorities in The Gambia have intercepted 782 migrants attempting to use the country as a transit point to Europe, the interior ministry confirmed on Friday. The operation follows a deadly boat capsizing off the Gambian coast on New Year’s Eve, which claimed at least 31 lives.
Spokesman for the Gambia Immigration Department, Siman Lowe, told AFP that three coordinated operations, beginning January 3, led t
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