Mr. Yahya Sonko is a Gambian migration and human rights advocate, community development practitioner, and diaspora engagement activist. As Co-Founder of the Gambia European Center for Jobs, Migration and Development Agency (GECJMDA), he is committed to promoting safe and regular…
Mr. Mafoday Cham is a Gambian entrepreneur, BAMF-certified interpreter and mediator, and community leader based in Germany since 1994. As Co-Founder and CEO of the Gambia European Center for Jobs, Migration and Development Agency (GECJMDA), he brings over three decades…
You are a son of Niumi but left The Gambia as a young man to resettle in Germany. How did you travel to the Western European country and was it difficult to adjust? Leaving The Gambia through the horrible ‘backway’…
Migration advocate, Yahya Sonko, has lifted the lid on a supposed weekly deportation of Gambians from Germany. He told The Standard yesterday that German authorities, in cahoots with their Gambian counterparts, have been resorting to weekly deportations of Gambian migrants…
Germany-based Gambian migration activist, Yahya Sonko, has urged Gambians living in the country to be mindful of violating German laws following the far-right Alternative for Germany’s distribution of fake deportation flight tickets to migrants. The racist, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland…
Germany-based Gambian migration activist, Yahya Sonko, has expressed his disagreement with the European Union ambassador’s denial of Gambians being deported in large numbers from EU countries. In an exclusive interview with The Standard this week, EU ambassador to The Gambia,…
When we first spoke with Gambian asylum seeker Yahya Sonko two years ago, he shared his aspirations of becoming a leader in Germany’s Gambian community. Since then, the kindergarten teacher apprentice has become a linchpin for information who helps thousands…
Yahya Sonko receives prestigious DDF60 fellowship under the Migration and Sustainable Development in The Gambia (MSDG) Programme The Gambia European Center for Jobs, Migration and Development Agency (GECJMDA) is proud to announce that its Co-Founder and Chairman, Mr. Yahya Sonko,…
