This chapter highlights the geography of silence both within and beyond Africa in the wake of the Joola humanitarian disaster, one of the largest maritime disasters in contemporary times. In 2002, the Senegalese ferry known as the MV Joola, capsized off the coast of The Gambia killing 1863 people, over 450 of whom were children. While this disaster exceeded the legendary Titanic in terms of human losses, it was underreported in the Western media, underscoring the extent to which the mainstream press perpetuates geo-silences for some spaces around the globe. This chapter employs qualitative fieldwork, analysis of media coverage, and historical archives to underscore the problematic nature of geographies of omission as it pertains to West African communities. I emphasize the ways in which Senegalese citizens, particularly in the rural south, utilized transnational networks to amplify their own disaster stories in the absence of institutional support. With support from Fulbright and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this chapter underscores the power of social impact networks to catalyze systematic change in contexts where traditional institutions have failed affected communities.