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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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By Loora
February 6th 2007

We Made it to Africa! Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Serrekunda

On the Plane
On our way to Paris!

Well, I have way too much to say in one entry, so I'll try to start from the beginning. Basically, it took us a really long time to get here, and we got very little sleep. When we got to Dakar, Senegal, it was nighttime. We stepped out of the plane. It was humid and it smelled like smoke. The ground was packed sand. Immediately, I knew I was in Africa, even though I didn't really believe it. It smelled like I thought Africa would smell. Once we got through customs was when we really realized we were in Africa. It [View Full Entry]

By Tea and Cake
December 25th 2006

Birding in Gambia Africa » Gambia

River at Tendana

Gambia December 2006 Trip report We stayed for 1 week at the Cape Point hotel organised by Gambia Experience. This was our fourth trip to Gambia and we really liked the Cape Point area. There were less bumpsters than other places we have stayed around the Kotu area. Although I liked the gardens at the Bokatu hotel. Still Cape Point had a small swimming pool and some there were House Sparrows, Splendid Sunbirds, Speckled Pigeon, and bulbuls to watch. The weather at this time of year was brilliant. Hot with little humidity so a nice contrast to the English weather. The [View Full Entry]

By AmyandAl
November 4th 2006

Gambia Holiday Africa » Gambia

Hotel from the beach
We stayed at Sunbeach hotel on the atlantic coast of Gambia in a town called Bakau.

The smiling coast. And it was. Hot, so the tourists were smiling (well most of them!) and the locals are known for their friendlyness. A small sliver of land between north and south senegal with a river running through the middle of it, and bordered on the other side by the atlantic ocean - made a perfect destination for a week in November to escape the clutches of the winter snap that were hitting the UK. We were well looked after by Max, a guard at the hotel, who took us to see the local sights, and to the market in [View Full Entry]

By sunnydesert
May 26th 2006

Banjul, Serekunda, Lamin Lodge... Africa » Gambia » Western Division

Kotu beach
Kotu beach at Christmas 2005: forget the snow and cold Europe and fly to the sun...

Gambia: Summer 2005 Gambia from 11 to 18 august 2005 by Gloria Bintou Jatta Always dreamed of travelling to Africa but still too scared of the Big Wild Continent? Go to The Gambia. Is safe, small, and they speak English. You’ll have a taste of the “real Africa” and always will be able to go to some “European” place if you need to get back in touch with your roots. If a woman can travel to The Gambia on her own without problem, you can too. And your kids. It’s a highly recommended experience and safe enough for those who still [View Full Entry]

By le_flow
March 12th 2006

Pidgin pals Africa » Gambia » Western Division » Kololi

Aili in Abuko
Abuko nature park

The Gambia is like a well-deserved oasis of communication in this Francophone desert of western Africa. One chat, bargain, order and enquire, all in English. This making The Gambia an excellent recreation point, not only for us but also for package tourism. There are massive resorts, beach erosion, widespread sex tourism and all the other paraphernalia of mass tourism. To see old, tubby, pale European women snuggling with their Gambian 25 something, paid "lovers", is not uncommon when you're down at the beach. For me this was of less interest, since the life of a Swedish relative in [View Full Entry]

By Stuart
January 20th 2005

Fear and Loathing of Dentists! Africa » Gambia » District of Banjul

Serekunda
Fear of Dentists!

I've been feeling sorry for myself for the past few days since my last posting. I've been in pain, with tooth ache! I apologise to any Dentists that might read this, but how many of us like the idea of visiting a dentist? The evening after my last posting on the 17th, I started to feel some intermittent pain. As the night went on it only got worse. I didn't sleep much. In the morning I asked Mo who runs the guest house for advice. He suggested some tincture that I could buy. I also asked where I could find a [View Full Entry]

By Stuart
January 17th 2005

Senegambia Africa » Gambia

Gambia
My new best friend - Charlie the croc

Gambia is one of the oddest shaped countries in the world. It is just a few kms either side of the Gambia river, surrounded on 3 sides by Senegal and the other by the sea. It has been 6 days since by last blog - in that time I have been in both Senegal and the Gambia. There have been several attempts in the past at uniting Senegal and the Gambia, which is not surprising considering the Gambia s strange geography. Some general points - the food in Senegal has been superb! I didn't come to Africa for the food, so [View Full Entry]

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