The Gambia
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Capital | Banjul |
|---|---|
| Currency | Gambian dalasi |
| Population | 2. 101 million (2017) |
| Presidents | Adama Barrow |
| Official language | English |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 856861 |
About The Gambia
The Gambia is a small West African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic coastline. It's known for its diverse ecosystems around the central Gambia River. Abundant wildlife in its Kiang West National Park and Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve includes monkeys, leopards, hippos, hyenas and rare birds. The capital, Banjul, and nearby Serrekunda offer access to beaches.
Boss of Indonesia cough syrup maker jailed after child deaths
... About 100 deaths have been reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan...
Migrant boats in the Mediterranean: Why are so many people dying?
... After being rescued from an overcrowded rubber raft this summer, one 16-year-old boy from The Gambia told the BBC he left home three years ago to " hustle hard and help my family"...
Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears
... Ecowas has used military force to restore constitutional order in the past, for example in The Gambia in 2017 when Yahya Jammeh refused to step down after losing an election...
Niger coup: A litmus test for democracy in West Africa
... However, Ecowas has previously sent troops to numerous countries - including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia - either to help end civil wars, reinstate deposed presidents or to force out leaders who refused to accept electoral defeat...
UK cough syrup could be pharmacy-only over addiction fears
... Cough syrups have also been in the news for a different reason in India, where some Indian-made cough syrups were linked to deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan...
The Gambian man who took on a tyrant and made history
...In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy pays tribute to a man whose death nearly seven years ago arguably changed history in The Gambia...
Marion Biotech: Uzbekistan links child deaths to India cough syrup
... In October, the World Health Organization (WHO) had and linked four India-made cough syrups to the deaths of 66 children from kidney injuries in The Gambia...
Gatwick Airport: Man's body found in undercarriage of plane
... The Tui flight had travelled about 2,760 miles (4,444 km) from The Gambia to the airport in West Sussex...
