West Africa: Ecowas Parliament Begins Week-Long Dialogue On Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking in the Gambia

West Africa: Ecowas Parliament Begins Week-Long Dialogue On Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking in the Gambia

The ECOWAS Parliament, in collaboration with national and international partners, is today launching a week-long Parliamentary-Citizen Engagement in The Gambia aimed at addressing irregular migration and trafficking in persons.

Grassroots support crucial to combatting irregular migration, says ECOWAS parliament

Grassroots support crucial to combatting irregular migration, says ECOWAS parliament. The ECOWAS Parliament says grassroots engagement...

Irregular migration persists despite crackdown, exposes gaps in Gambia's border security

By Tracy Moses Irregular migration continues to pose a major security and humanitarian challenge in The Gambia despite intensified border enforcement, with authorities warning that increasingly sophisticated migrant smuggling networks are exploiting weaknesses in the country’s border management system. The warning is contained in the latest operational report of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID), presented on Monday during the ECOWAS Parli…