Tuesday, December 3, 2024

To the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

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OPINION By Yahya Sonko, Migration & Human Right Activist To the International Organization for Migration (IOM), As a dedicated supporter of your mission to end human trafficking, I commend the...

REFLECTIONS: Struggling With Patience? Be A Traveler.

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TRAVEL REFLECTIONS Struggling With Patience? Be A Traveler. By Cherno Baba Jallow ‘’So, what were you doing in England?" The Dutch immigration official asked me. This was back in 2007. I...

What’s in a Name: letter to my friend

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What’s in a Name: letter to my friend Dear Sheriff, Good morning from somewhere between Beijing (China) and Dubai on board this Emirates flight EK 307, as I journey...

In My Grandmother’s Village: A Dispatch From Fouta, Guinea

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TRAVEL Dispatch From Fouta, Guinea In My Grandmother’s Village By Cherno Baba Jallow December, 2016 I am in my maternal grandmother’s village of Djoungol, Dalein, north-central Guinea. I have been here for...

A Journey Across America, 31 States out of 50: Dream Coming Through!

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Travel By Sainey MK Marenah As someone who immigrated from The Gambia, I've had the amazing opportunity to travel to 31 out of the 50 states in the U.S....

Without regulations guiding the process: Gambian authorities issue diplomatic passports to non-Gambians

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By Binta Jarju  Gambian authorities have issued the national diplomatic passport widely known as the ‘red book’ to non-citizens without any justification, with 5,395 unaccounted passports - 1959...

The Covert Battles of a Black Immigrant in Sweden: Social Capital, Sex Work, and...

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By: Mustapha Paragon Sonko I used to ardently believe in the adage that our eyes can never see our ears, but that was a pre-Sweden Mustapha. In Sweden,...

In The Company Of Relatives, And For The First Time

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TRAVEL By Cherno Baba Jallow A day before I visited my maternal grandfather’s village of Hamdalaye in Dalein, north-central Guinea, I was swept up in a whirlwind of apprehensiveness....

A Nation in Crisis: Gambian Youth Lost at Sea, a Call for Urgent Action

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By Yahya Sonko Migration Activist Gambia European Centre For Jobs Migration & Development Agency Sixty-two young Gambians are reported missing at sea, feared dead. These words, though devastating, have become...