Gambia News » Lower River News Gambia » Lower River » Trade: The Gambia’s hidden history: how a tiny river basin influenced colonial trade and slavery
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Published on: Thursday 23 July 2026
The Gambia is often portrayed as little more than a geographical oddity, a strip of land engulfed by its much larger neighbour Senegal. It was once the centre of Senegambia, administered by Britain ...
News Gambia » Lower River » Trade: Kunta Kinteh Island and the ruined fort in the Gambia River
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Published on: Saturday 12 September 2026
The core of Kunta Kinteh Island is the ruined fort whose remaining walls and platforms rise directly above the tidal waters of the Gambia River.James Island and Kunta Kinteh Island Fort The masonry ...