Gambia: Changing the Narrative on Migration in The Gambia” –

Ladies and gentlemen, elders, young people of The Gambia,

Let me start by asking a question. How many lives must we lose before we say enough is enough? How many tears must a mother cry? How many young Gambian dreams must sink to the bottom of the Mediterranean before we open our eyes to the truth?

Let’s talk about the narrative. The story so many young people believe the fairy tale that Europe is some magical land where the streets are paved with gold, where euros fall from…