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In his book, Senegambia - The land of our heritage (1995), p 12, Cham Joof writes: The programme Chossanie Senegambia... has a higher audience in the Gambia and Senegal than any other programme broadcast by ORTS and Radio Gambia. It is the only programme that goes into the people's own culture and tells them about the history of their ancestors ...
Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia, [1] was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour The Gambia, which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. The confederation was founded on 1 February 1982 following an agreement between ...
The Senegambia Confederation came into existence; it aimed eventually to combine the armed forces of the two states and to unify their economies and currencies. the Gambia withdrew from the confederation in 1989.
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) was created in 1985 as a stipulation of the Senegambia Confederation, a political union between The Gambia and Senegal. It originally consisted of The Gambia National Army (GNA), trained by the British, and Gambia National Gendarmerie (GNG), trained by the Senegalese.
Gambia accepted the convention, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, there are two World Heritage Sites in Gambia; one, the Stone Circles of Senegambia , is shared with Senegal.
Chossani Senegambia was the first of its kind in Senegambian broadcasting history and was a success. In the Gambia, the programme was spearheaded by Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (the veteran historian, former Director of Programmes and Head of Local Languages at Radio Gambia), Alhaji Assan Njie (Presenter of Radio Gambia), Alhaji Mansour Njie ...
The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa and the width of the strip-like structure never exceeds 48 km (30 mi). It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and otherwise surrounded by Senegal. The Gambia River flows throughout the country and is the principal source of water and a transport route. The banks of the river have swampy ...
History of the Gambia (10 C, 3 P) S. Senegambian royalty (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "History of Senegambia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.