We first met ‘King Kai’ – a young local entrepreneur from the village of Kartong (also known as Kartung), which borders Senegal, in southwestern Gambia – a few years ago, when he had recently opened his small barbershop/hairdresser, which also served the community with cold drinks and expertly hand-crafted (by King Kai, himself) models ofContinue reading “Boys Hanging out at King Kai’s Barber Shop, Kartong, The Gambia, West Africa”
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Framed: Urban Street Life, The Gambia, West Africa
Post Valletta Migration Summit, Nov 2015 – IRIN reports
‘The 14-page joint EU-African strategy on migration unveiled at the summit is divided into five sections including development, legal migration and mobility, and international protection and asylum. Perhaps most important from the point of view of European leaders are the final two sections covering cooperation on reducing irregular migration and smuggling, and boosting returns andContinue reading “Post Valletta Migration Summit, Nov 2015 – IRIN reports”
Valletta Summit on migration begins today – 11-12th Nov. 2015
We’ll be watching, and waiting, to see what comes from the two-day International summit, on migration, in Valletta, Malta… .