Globe Media Services

18/10/2022

GOOD NEWS:

Globe Media Services is happy to announce that one of our fellows for the Migration Reporting Fellowship (MRF) in 2021, Yero S Bah, a reporter for Mansa Banko Online, is a shortlisted FINALIST for the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards ( ). The MRF was supported by IOM The Gambia.

This story - Which Way For Gambian Migrants: The Back Way, European Visas, and African Opportunities https://mansabanko.gm/which-way-for-gambian-migrants-the.../ - is shortlisted under the Migration Reporting Category.

Winners will be announced on October 22 in Accra, Ghana. WAMECA is West Africa's most prestigious annual journalism award.

It is a proud moment for all of us, the hard work and what we've achieved together (Globe and IOM). Congratulations
to Yero, and thanks to all the fellows for their participation.

In 2015, Abdoulie Dampha of Basse Kabakama in Upper River Region embarked on the infamous ‘back way’ (irregular migration route) to Europe. He was in his mid-20s. It took him two and half years to arrive in the North African nation of Libya – the departure point for the final journey to Italy ...

18/10/2022

GOOD NEWS:

Globe Media Service is happy to announce that one of our fellows for the Globe Media - IOM The Gambia Migration Reporting Fellowship (MRF) in 2021, Yero S Bah of Mansa Banko Online, is a shortlisted FINALIST for the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards ( )...

For this story:

Which Way For Gambian Migrants: The Back Way, European Visas, and African Opportunities https://mansabanko.gm/which-way-for-gambian-migrants-the.../ - shortlisted under the Migration Reporting Category.

Winners will be announced on October 22 in Accra, Ghana. WAMECA is West Africa's most prestigious annual journalism award.

It is a proud moment for all of us, the hard work and what we've achieved together (Globe and IOM). Congratulations
to Yero, and thanks to all the fellows for their participation.

In 2015, Abdoulie Dampha of Basse Kabakama in Upper River Region embarked on the infamous ‘back way’ (irregular migration route) to Europe. He was in his mid-20s. It took him two and half years to arrive in the North African nation of Libya – the departure point for the final journey to Italy ...

18/08/2021

However, getting a Schengen visa does not have to be the ultimate goal. Applying for a Schengen visa is not easy, and many Gambians spend thousands of dalasi only to get rejected.
For example, Gambians seeking European visas are compelled to endure time-consuming and costly visa processes.
Gambians are compelled to travel to Dakar, Senegal, in some cases overnight, submit their applications the morning they arrive or the next day, and return to Banjul. This comes with a high cost of transportation to and from Dakar, and food and accommodation in the Senegalese capital. They are told to come back in a week’s time, only to receive a visa rejection letter, and the visa fees of up to 54,000 CFA (roughly D5,000) are non-refundable.

https://mansabanko.gm/which-way-for-gambian-migrants-the-back-way-european-visas-and-african-opportunities/

In 2015, Abdoulie Dampha of Basse Kabakama in Upper River Region embarked on the infamous ‘back way’ (irregular migration route) to Europe. He was in his mid-20s. It took him two and half years to arrive in the North African nation of Libya – the departure point for the final journey to Italy ...

18/08/2021

Listen to story on human by Modou Lamin Joof from 13 minutes.
https://www.facebook.com/105149804384989/videos/559389828744632/

Globe Media Services

16/08/2021

Which Way For Gambian Migrants: The Back Way, European Visas, and African Opportunities

https://mansabanko.gm/which-way-for-gambian-migrants-the-back-way-european-visas-and-african-opportunities/

By Yero S. Bah In 2015, Abdoulie Dampha of Basse Kabakama in Upper River Region embarked on the infamous ‘back way’ (irregular migration route) to Europe. He was in his mid-20s. It took him two and half years to arrive in the North African nation of Libya – the departure point for the final jo...

14/08/2021

WATCH: Panel discussion on human trafficking hosted by Modou Lamin Joof on the Sunu Galleh show on QTV.

First aired live on Friday 13 August, 2021 from 10pm-11:30pm. You can follow a repeat tomorrow from 10am.

CLICK here: https://www.facebook.com/QTVGM/videos/930748350836404/?sfnsn=mo

14/08/2021

Panel discussion on human trafficking hosted by Modou Lamin Joof on the Sunu Galleh show on QTV.

First aired live on Friday 13 August, 2021 from 10pm-11:30pm. You can follow a repeat tomorrow from 10am.

Or watch here: https://www.facebook.com/QTVGM/videos/930748350836404/?sfnsn=mo

13/08/2021

"The grass is not always greener on the other side,” Pa Malick Jallow said about his experiences in Libya.

In 2016, like many young Gambians, he embarked on the perilous irregular migration route to Europe in search of so-called greener pastures.

But he could only travel as far as war-torn Libya. There, his journey came to an abrupt and acrimonious end.

https://standard.gm/the-backway-returnees-who-found-greener-pastures-on-the-farm/

“The grass is not always greener on the other side,” Pa Malick Jallow said about his experiences in Libya. In 2016, like many young Gambians, he embarked on the perilous irregular migration route to Europe in search of so-called greener pastures. But he could only travel as far as war-torn Libya...

13/08/2021

But despite the government’s commitment, migration advocates are strongly calling for the new policy not to be one of those documents that are left in shelves to gather dust in the offices of the government.

They want the policy implemented by addressing the challenges and plights of all migrants including returnees.

https://foroyaa.net/https-exploitingiphone-com-2021-01-19-best-phone-for-live-streaming/

By Ndey Sowe

12/07/2021

During the impasse, in the face of looming threat of an ECOWAS military intervention to dislodge former dictator Yahya Jammeh who refused to stepdown after losing the 1st December 2016 presidential election to the opposition, more than 50,000 people were forced to flee The Gambia.

Madou Ceesay, who finished high school that year, joined the exodus but took a more dangerous route to Libya with the aim of reaching Europe.



https://foroyaa.net/from-torment-of-3-prisons-madou-living-electrical-engineering-dream/

BY MUHAMMED S. BAH (MS)