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flag A crowded migrant boat from West Africa sank off Gambia on New Year’s Eve, killing at least 39, with 112 rescued.

flag A migrant boat from West Africa sank off Gambia’s coast on New Year’s Eve, killing at least 39 people, with 112 rescued and 39 bodies recovered. flag Survivors described the overcrowded, poorly maintained vessel as part of a dangerous migration route to Europe. flag Passengers, from Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone, fled poverty and limited opportunities, some inspired by friends in Europe. flag Gambia intercepted over 2,700 migrants in 2025, and EU data showed a 60% drop in irregular migration along the West African route, attributed to strengthened prevention efforts and cooperation.

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