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For the Love of the Continent: A Young Gambian Blogger’s Africa Travelogue
For many young people, the idea of traveling across countries is enticing and appealing. It’s even more enticing when you travel…
River Gambia: A Gold Mine Begging For Aesthetic Exploration
River Gambia remains one of nature’s most precious gifts to The Gambia and her people. Running 1,120 kilometers (700 mi) from the…
‘Early Morning Run in… Banjul’
'Cameo' is not here. I walk to the end of the road. I look back down the narrow strip. It's not exactly the south of France. This…
Great Potential, Weak Brand: How Poor Marketing Hurts Tourism and…
Janjanbureh in the Central River Region has massive tourism opportunities and a lot of untapped resources for investment and…
James Island: A Treasure in Ruins
The old Fort of James Island, renamed Kunta Kinteh Island located in Juffureh, is one of the last pieces that remind us of the…
Bintang Bolong: Discovering Gambia’s Mind-Blowing Hidden Treasure
For decades now, Bintang has been synonymous with the legendary story of Masanneh Ceesay with renditions about the man and his…
Government Wages War on Birds at the Airport to Avoid Bird-Plane Collisions
The government Wednesday announced plans to start a campaign next weekend to kill birds near the Banjul International Airport to…
Flights Cancelled, Diverted to Dakar Due to Plane Breakdown on the Runway
All flights bound for The Gambia have been either diverted to Dakar or cancelled after a Polish aircraft broke down on the runway…
Hamat Bah Takes Swipe at Journalists Over Sex Tourism Reports
The Tourism Minister Hamat Bah has taken a swipe at journalists over media reports linking The Gambia to sex tourism.
There…
Juffureh/Albreda: The Story of an Under-Tapped Tourism Powerhouse
Exactly a week ago, over 40 young journalists mainly
from the University of The Gambia’s School of Journalism and Digital Media…
