Banjul, Gambia, Jan 2, 2026 (AFP) - Gambia 'grieving' over migrant boat tragedy: president

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President Adama Barrow on Friday said The Gambia was in mourning after at least seven people drowned when a boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized off the country's coast. The boat, loaded with more than 200 people, made a distress call overnight Wednesday to Thursday near the North Bank region. The Gambian Navy launched a hunt for survivors after midnight, involving several vessels and a fishing boat. The stricken vessel was later found on......

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