Tag: Gambia

Gambia – The smallest country in Africa If the smallest country in Africa did not have an 80 km long coast to the Atlantic Ocean, it would be completely surrounded by Senegal. From the west coast of the African continent, the Gambia winds along the banks of the river of the same name deep into […]

Attractions Banjul & the coast The River Gambia is over 10km wide at the mouth near Cape St Mary but narrows to 5km at Banjul. The city, seat of government and the country’s only major city, sits on a deep, sheltered harbor on St. Mary’s Island. The area around MacCarthy Square has a colonial atmosphere […]