Gambia: Over 250 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Sinks Off Gambian Coast –

By Fatou Krubally

More than 250 migrants, including 29 women and children, are feared dead after a boat reportedly sank following its departure from Nuimi Jinack, The Gambia, on December 5, 2025, sources disclosed.

According to Ebrima, Gambia-based migrant situation reporter, the vessel was primarily carrying Sub-Saharan Africans, including 164 Gambians.

Ebrima said efforts to trace the vessel found no interceptions in Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, or Cape Verde. Investigations in the…