Gambia
GAMBIA
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“Roots”
(Non-Fiction by Alex Hailey, 1977 Movie) tells the story of Kunta Kinte—a young man taken from the Gambia when he was seventeen and sold as a slave—and seven generations of his descendants in the United States. Kunta, a Mandinka living by the River Gambia, has a difficult but free childhood in his village, Juffure. His village subsists on farming, and sometimes they lack enough food, as the climate is harsh. Kunta is surrounded by love and traditions. Ominously, the village had heard of the recent arrival of toubob, men with white skins who smell like wet chickens (see in Unesco Heritage site of James Island)
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“Roots”
(Non-Fiction by Alex Hailey, 1977 Movie) tells the story of Kunta Kinte—a young man taken from the Gambia when he was seventeen and sold as a slave—and seven generations of his descendants in the United States. Kunta, a Mandinka living by the River Gambia, has a difficult but free childhood in his village, Juffure. His village subsists on farming, and sometimes they lack enough food, as the climate is harsh. Kunta is surrounded by love and traditions. Ominously, the village had heard of the recent arrival of toubob, men with white skins who smell like wet chickens (see in Unesco Heritage site of James Island)
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The smallest country in Africa with population of 1.8 million, 95% is Muslim, also known as Jamaica of Africa where Reggae music is one religion, Voodoo is another
Their main staple is rice and sea food (eg fish soups) and they traditionally have big rice balls and curry with hands
For the 65,000 Britons who flock here each year, the former colony which shares the same time zone as England and use English as their first language has become a West African tourist attraction especially for Europeans. As usual, China has lots of public projects and businesses, all sizes
The Gambia achieved independence on 18 February 1965, seemed that they had rocky political situations after, and only to rejoin Commonwealth back in 2017
During World War II, some soldiers fought with the Allies of World War II. Though these soldiers fought mostly in Burma
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