Gambia News » Upper River News Gambia » Upper River: Photo story: from cockle farmers to chieftains, portraits of life on the banks of the Gambia River
News channel or source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/photo-story-cockle-farmers-chieftains-portraits-life-banks-gambia-river
Published on: Thursday 18 May 2023
Heading east inland from the palm-backed coast, the Gambia River meanders through a largely agrarian society. Farmers here grow peanuts for both export and local consumption. Amid the mangrove swamps, ...
News Gambia » Upper River: Illegal timber trade persists in The Gambia's Upper River Region
News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2022/06/22/illegal-timber-trade-persists-in-the-gambias-upper-river-region/
Published on: Tuesday 21 June 2022
This post written by Foday Manneh first appeared in The Alkamaba Times on June 13, 2022. This edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement. On May 6, a ...
News Gambia » Upper River: Gambia: Police Commissioner Vows to Combat Crime in Upper River Division
News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/200301140293.html
Published on: Monday 13 January 2003
Banjul — Jammeh Conta, commissioner of police in Upper River Division (URD), has pledged to combat crime in the division. Mr Conta, who was one of the police commissioners recently redeployed to ...