How remittances from Gambians in Europe are a lifeline for families, but the sacrifices take a toll

How remittances from Gambians in Europe are a lifeline for families, but the sacrifices take a toll

Almost 10 per cent of Gambia’s population of 2.7 million has left the country, most of them young men from rural areas. The money they send is an economic lifeline for their families but their absence weighs heavily on their communities.

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Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut as speculation grows Hezbollah boss Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was been killed

Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut as speculation grows Hezbollah boss Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was been killed

Lebanese health authorities confirmed six dead and 91 wounded in the initial attack on Friday – the fourth on Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs in a week and the heaviest since a 2006 war.

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