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.
June 23rd 2008Africa » 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]
June 23rd 2008Africa » 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]
April 17th 2008Africa » 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 2008Africa » 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]
April 17th 2008Africa » 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]
April 17th 2008Africa » 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]
April 17th 2008Africa » 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]
April 7th 2008Africa » 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]
April 7th 2008Africa » 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]
March 30th 2008Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi When I get in a funky mood, and feel pissed about something, I like to write a list of things I love. It’s a nice way to appreciate the simple things in life that make you happy. I wrote this la ... [full story]
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