Gambia: Former migrants travel across the country by bus to fight irregular migration

January 23, 2018

Credits: RFI/Claire Bargeles

In The Gambia, a group of former migrants repatriated from Libya last year decided to take action against the mass departure of young people from the country. They set up an association to share their experiences and discourage candidates from the routes of irregular migration to Italy.

And to reach young people in the most remote villages, this association named "Youths Against Irregular Migration" organizes tours of the country. On January 15, for a week, their bus traveled in the northern part of The Gambia meeting the villagers.