'No more back way' - Gambians hope to end migrant exodus

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AFP English
  • 7 years ago
Thousands of desperate young Gambians have taken the perilous ‘back way’, travelling overland to Libya and across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. A shock opposition victory in presidential elections sparked new hope for a brighter future - and a halt to the exodus - but President Yahya Jammeh is now contesting his defeat.

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