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kobo
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 Posted - 11 May 2014 : 22:58:57
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  1. CONFIRMED: Migrant boat sinks off the Libyan coast, 36 died. This was confirmed by the BBC NewsLibya boat capsize: At least 36 migrants dead.
The sad incident happened last Tuesday, and the victims who lost their precious lives were from Sub Saharan African countries including The Gambia.
"Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Kassem told the BBC that the boat capsized about 4km (2.5 miles) out to sea near the Libyan coastal town of Garabouli.
Mr Kassem added that the migrants were from various sub-Saharan African countries including Mali, Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia and Burkina Faso."
May their souls rest in peace. Full Story
2. Related BBC News 'Easier from Libya' - Migrants return to Tripoli
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 11 May 2014 : 23:12:49
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| May their souls rest in peace. It's sad but others will try the same route tomorrow. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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kobo
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kobo
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2014 : 13:37:22
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 The campaign is on by youths to Stop the 'back way'
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kobo
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2014 : 22:00:27
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1. Freedom News;
It took him about four years sojourn to travel through the back way from his native country, The Gambia, to Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, then to Libya, before he could finally migrate to Italy by boarding an overcrowded plastic boat, the Freedom Newspaper can report. Mr. Amadou Jallow, a former member of The Gambia Armed Forces and also a onetime Daily Observer Freelance reporter, has been narrating his ordeal to Freedom Radio Gambia in an exclusive interview on Friday......Full Report
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Jul 2014 : 14:40:49
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 The boat was loaded with migrants making the journey from North Africa, desperate to reach Italy and all the promise of Europe.
Around 600 passengers covered every inch of the deck. And they sat all around the sides of the boat, crammed tight, shoulders pressed against shoulders.
As the vessel rose and fell in the swell, a navy boarding party went in to investigate. And the sailors discovered that just beneath the feet of that mass of passengers, there were many dead.....MORE FROM BBC NEWS 05 July, 2014: The gruesome truth behind an idyllic scene |
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kobo
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Posted - 16 Jul 2014 : 05:27:31
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 Freedom Newspaper;
Jukung Jaiteh, is from Basse Santasu. He died in Libya two weeks ago after he and other migrants were locked up in a cold store by their traffickers. About thirteen of them were found dead in the cold store, the next day. In total, they were twenty five in number. He was travelling through the back way. But Junkung couldn't make it. ...Full Report |
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Back Way to Europe Migrant Tragedy
1. New Business Africa News 
