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Western Division

Background: The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. A military coup in 1994 overthrew the president and banned political activity, but a 1996 constitution and presidential elections, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. The country undertook another round of presidential and legislative elections in late 2001 and early 2002. Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH, the leader of the coup, has been elected president in all subsequent elections.



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Areas in Western Division: Brikama | Bwiam | Kololi | Serrekunda

67 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one about Bintang
June 23rd 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
A few of my groupies and myself felt like taking a little weekend getaway up country, so I opened the travel book, flicked a page, and so we went. Bintang is a small little village, primarily Mandin ... [full story]

67 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one about Pork
June 23rd 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
One day I was hanging out at my friend Iris’s compound and a pathetic looking little street cat wondered in, looking for food and love. He was tiny, probably not more than 3 weeks old, scruffy, ... [full story]

134 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one where I want to quit
April 17th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
Notice: I write my postings in the comfort of my own home so I don’t have to watch 20 year old bumsters talk to their 70 year old tourist girlfriends through Skype at the internet café. Also, th ... [full story]

April 17th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
My students were being naughty stubborn children this week. It doesn’t help that they have a hard time understanding me, but they never listen…to anybody. This does not surprise me as the ... [full story]

134 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one about my cat
April 17th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
It’s two o’clock in the morning, and instead of being in a sweet little slumber after a long day, I’m awake. Why you ask? At approximately 1:30am I jolted out of my bed after watchin ... [full story]

134 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one where I pretend to speak Mandinka
April 17th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
I live in the Tower of Babble. With multiple different local languages, mixed with some form of English, and a bit of French, it is a sure fire way to get lost in a sea of translation confusion. As Bi ... [full story]

134 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one about the hilarities of education
April 17th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
Working in a school that is not in your culture is a sure fire way to get some good times out of life. Sure, it is difficult and proves to be challenging everyday, but the shear hilarity I get from it ... [full story]

144 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one that I find children hilarious
April 7th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
A few weeks ago my school participated in the Commonwealth, a federation of formerly British Colonies. Each grade was assigned to give a small performance about their designated country. My fifth grad ... [full story]

144 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one where I put on my teacher hat
April 7th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi
Some of you may know already that I have taken up teaching English for grade 5 at a primary school here. If you didn’t know that, now you do. It’s a pretty interesting experience. I though ... [full story]

144 days ago: al gal published a blog
The one where I need nurishment
April 7th 2008  Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Serrekunda
I am seriously hungry right now, and have been for the past week. It’s a pretty viable assumption that I probably have a tropical parasite in my tummy eating all my food and giving me the runs. ... [full story]


Western Division Blog Entries

The Ocean at Kololi Beach
Self Celebration
Gambian National Monument, Banjul
Moussa
Taxi
Bird
People
Excellent tree for climbing
Kola nuts

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