South Africa embassy in Gambia

Emergency numbers in Gambia

• Police117
• Police112
• Ambulance116
• Fire118

Police 117: ITU-T E.129 lists 117 as police (updated 2024-01-09). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says The Gambia has no published central emergency number. The rows here are national short codes from ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-01-09), not numbers printed by FCDO. Verified 2026-09-29. Police 112: ITU-T E.129 lists 112 as police (updated 2024-01-09). ITU says 112 and 999 dialled from a mobile may be routed to the police even if no SIM is inserted. 999 is not given its own row because ITU does not list it as a separate emergency category. Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says The Gambia has no published central emergency number. The rows here are national short codes from ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-01-09), not numbers printed by FCDO. Verified 2026-09-29. Ambulance 116: ITU-T E.129 lists 116 as Ambulance Services (updated 2024-01-09). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says The Gambia has no published central emergency number. The rows here are national short codes from ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-01-09), not numbers printed by FCDO. Verified 2026-09-29. Fire 118: ITU-T E.129 lists 118 as Fire & Rescue Services (updated 2024-01-09). Source: https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx. UK FCDO says The Gambia has no published central emergency number. The rows here are national short codes from ITU-T E.129 (updated 2024-01-09), not numbers printed by FCDO. Verified 2026-09-29.