‘Tales of a traveling Toubabo’ Masaneh could arrange anything. Working as the restaurant manager of the Fajara Hotel way back in 1987 he would welcome every tourist making them feel as though they were the most important guests ever to grace the beaches of his beloved Gambia. He could diffuse an effusive squabble between a…
Wise Gambians have often advised me to avoid using ‘Gele-geles’ for longer trips. It has always sounded like good advice so this time I opted to take the early morning Express from Brikamaba to Kombo. 05:45 at the bus stop ‘uliha’, I sneaked onto the Express unnoticed and placed my bag directly behind the driver’s…
Due to the recent suspension of USAID donor funds, Gambia urgently needs to reconsider how much it depends on funding government projects and civil society organizations. At this crucial time, the Government of Gambia (GoTG) should push for a more independent development strategy and is actively financing local projects. The abrupt halt of USAID funds…
Three years ago a group of men stood on the beach in front of the Bakau Fish Market looking out to sea, occasionally pointing, occasionally speaking quietly to one another. I sat nearby on the tiny beach of an adjacent hotel thinking about a swim. There are turtles in that area, and though elusive and…
It was back in January 2018 that a group of young Gambians got together and launched a newspaper, SeniGambia Weekly, which was coming out on print version every Friday. After about six months of print, the youth dispersed and the paper folded up. Seven years on, SeniGambia is back and has been thriving as an…
