The Gambia

Gambia Sevada Calvino Gambia is one of Africa's smallest and dense countries. It is located in the western region in the center of Senegal, on The Gambia river. It's capital is Banjul, a former fort of Portugal. February 18, 1965, Gambia was officially declared a country. Originally, The Gambia was the territory of Mali and the Songhai Empires until in the late 16th century when the empire fell to the constant raids and was taken over by Portugal.As many as 3 million slaves were taken from the Gambia region for the slave trade. It wasn’t until the 18th century that The Gambia tried, unsuccessfully, to abolish slavery, but it was not executed. Not until years later, in 1906, was the actual law disestablished in Gambia. Although the slave trade and slavery in general was abolished, The Gambia still had the fight for independence to win and they did. February 18, 1965, Gambia was officially declared it’s very own country and has all the independance it had been fighting for. Gambia’s landscape is a grassy floodplain because of the flooding…

Barack Obama stepped down and let his successor take his place. The 2016 presidential election, in Gambia, did not transcend as smoothly. Multiple news sources followed the difficult transition of presidents in The Gambia. In my lifetime, I have never witnessed a president not stepping down, after defeat, I never thought it was possible. The Gambia election opened my eyes as to what happens, in other countries, and how different those countries are from my own. Looking at the history, evolution…

Special Circumstance Essay I was born on the smallest country in the mainland of Africa, The Gambia. Gambia was colonized by the British which made english its official language. Mostly everybody who was born past the time of the colonization knew english, but they still spoke their home language which was mainly Mandingo. I was one of those people I knew english and Mandingo. Life changed when I moved to the United States with my younger brother and my mother to be with my father who was living…

Gambia has a serious malnutrition problem that needs attention. The dietary energy supply is barely meeting the population energy requirements and 30% of the population is undernourished, a proportion which has increased over the last decade. This malnourishment is due to low agricultural production, recurrent droughts and poverty. UNICEF is trying to help Gambia, but the problem lies in the imports, agricultural production and breast feeding techniques(UNICEF.org). The agricultural production…

have chosen is Gambia. This is particularly intriguing to me, because I am not very knowledgeable about the origin of my parent’s culture. Ultimately, I would like to obtain as much information as I can pertaining to the culture in Gambia – especially topics related to marriage. To obtain a better understanding – I have chosen to compare and contrast Gambia and America 's marriage customs – this will allow me to visualize the ideals and the differences between a culture I am familiar with…

Growing up during a time when your country is in is chaos is something no one ever wants to live through. On July 31, 1981, 13-year-old Fatima George had to face that reality living through the coup d'etat 81 in The Gambia. She recalled sitting outside on her front porch doing homework, listening to the radio. As she was keeping herself occupied, she remembered hearing these very words on the radio: “Long Live The Gambia, Long live The Gambia, everyone stay indoors the rebel army is attempting a…

The Gambia, Russia, and China have always valued traditions and family, but many aspects of family life and traditions within these countries are evolving with the continuous societal changes. Long-standing rituals and views on personal matters of life such as marriage and divorce are an important part of the three cultures. Taking a closer look at the dynamics of family and traditions within the countries can identify the differences and similarities within the cultures of The Gambia, Russia,…

July. 12th 2015 reading and comprehension question 4 ESSAY Catherine Pigott has gone through changes in both mental and physical ways during her days living with the Gambian people, as she writes and narrates her experiences and changes in the short story – Chicken-Hips. At first, Catherine, as a westerner, is shocked by some Gambian values. When first arrived to Gambia, she is “marvelled” (2nd paragraph) when she first heard that she is “too thin”. But she soon discovers that…

I intend to share the gospel with Issa Himmadi. Issa is an African native, born in Gambia. She is 38 years old, (now) divorced from a Gambian native and U.S. Soldier. She has one child, a 13-year-old daughter. She has been living in the United States for about 12 years. Issa and her daughter now live in Northern Virginia. She is my hair stylist. Although we’ve never had an official discussion, she knows I’m a Christian and I know she’s a Muslim. She does not wear the Hijab. I am unsure of…

Both My First Free Summer and My Furthest-Back Person deal with family, but they do so in different ways. They both have families that are foreigners who came to America, but they come from different countries. In My First Free Summer, Julia, is from the Dominican Republic, where as in My Furthest Back Person, Alex, is from Gambia. Alex and Julia’s family both move to the United States of America. Though, Julia moved to America by choice, whereas Alex’s family was captured and sold to America.…