13gambia1-master768 Published January 18, 2017 at 768 × 512 in A Soccer Star Caught in Poverty, a Risky Trip, and a Sorrowful End Next → Women walked past a stall selling cola nuts in Banjul, Gambia. The cost of living has soared in the country, prompting thousands of Gambians to try to reach Europe. Credit Marco Longari/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images