Editorial
Oct 9, 2025
As part of the national plan to combat irregular migration, the Senegalese Defense and Security Forces apprehended fifty individuals attempting irregular migration in the commune of Gandiole, in the Saint-Louis region. Their pirogue, which had departed from The Gambia, drifted for several days before washing ashore on the Senegalese coast.
An operation by the Saint-Louis territorial gendarmerie brigade intercepted fifty individuals attempting to emigrate illegally off the coast of the village of Gouye Rène, in the municipality of Gandiole . This intervention followed intelligence indicating the presence of a suspicious vessel in the area.
Among those arrested are 44 Gambian nationals, including 2 women , 2 Malians , and 4 Senegalese . The pirogue, which had no engine, was seized by the authorities.
According to initial findings of the investigation, the group, originally composed of more than 200 migrants , set sail from the Republic of The Gambia. To evade the surveillance system put in place by the Defense and Security Forces, they attempted a long detour by sea.
After four days adrift , their boat washed ashore on Gandiole beach. The occupants were rescued by local fishermen before being handed over to the authorities.