🇬🇧 British High Commission in the Gambia

Address, phone numbers and consular emergency line, with the local emergency number and what to do if something goes wrong.

Data updated: August 2026

If it's urgent

Foreign ministry emergency line

+44 20 7008 5000

Consular emergencies for British nationals.

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Emergencies in the Gambia

117

Police, ambulance and fire service. Ambulance: 116

Call · 117

British High Commission

Fajara

Address
48 Atlantic Road · Fajara
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What to do in an emergency

  1. Immediate danger: call 117.

  2. Serious accident, arrest, theft or loss of passport: call the foreign ministry emergency line, +44 20 7008 5000.

  3. Non-urgent matters (passports, certificates, consular registration): call the switchboard, +220 449 4508.

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