This is my last video for 2021. Been a year of some major ups and downs for me personally, but hopefully we can hope for things to start looking back up in 2022! As i'm on a sort of light winter break, I'll actually see you in three weeks (instead of two weeks like normal) If y'all want to chat in the meantime, remember there's always that Discord server! discord.gg/yQzfxNdR6s (Oh also r/KhAnubis is a thing. Maybe I should shout it out more)
I've heard that the weird geometry of The Gambia's borders is because they were defined as the area that was within cannon range of the british ships that sailed the river, making it very easy to defend as a colony.
Yeah, I feel like he could have gone into just a little bit more detail of why Gambia looks the way it does, instead of just rushing from "France owns Senegal river, Britain owns Gambia River -> France owns all of West Africa, no further explanation required"
@@IN0O5 TBF it still could be about defensiablity, 10km is not that far from the river, which esentially means all the country is defensable by the navy, because they can easily land troops at any point.
I am Gambian and I love this video. Although I am not a historian, I would like to quench some of your doubts about why "the" is written before "Gambia", why the country is called "the smiling coast of Africa", and why isn't it part of Senegal since it is a very small country. (1) Why the "the" before Gambia: There is a big river that runs from Guinea (a country in West Africa) through the Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean called The River Gambra. When the British came for a purpose known, they named the country after the river; thus, the name The Gambia. This is precisely the reason, but there's more history on this. (2) Why is it called the smiling coast of Africa: If you have ever been to the Gambia, this question would be answered by your experience in the country. Gambians are welcoming and always smiling. You would see a poor Gambian with a "wealthy" smile. (3) Why isn't it with Senegal: As a Gambian, I love to call myself a Senegambian (Senegalese-Gambian) because I firmly believe we are one: our people, languages, cultures, weather and climate are the same. However, owing to the colonial idealogies that strongly indoctrinated the people made it hard for Senegal and the Gambia to become a country (NB: The relationship between the Gambia and Senegal is jovial.) In view of the video, I would like to further inform you that the Gambia isn't "just a river" (I presume you were metaphorical in that). Also, it is not Cambia but Gambra. But all in all, this video presents the Gambia beautifully. I love it and wish to see more of such. Thank you!
@@alieucham2894 The colonialists wanted to anex Gambia to Senegal as they left, the refusal came from the Gambian side as some tribes refuse to be ruled by others.
@@goldendame138 Not some tribes Gambia and Senegal speaks thesame ethnic group languages Gambians refused cus Gambia is country of its own but still we're same people
A guy in a comment above said his childhood friend whos parents fled to America fearing for their lives was murdered 2 months after going back to his birthplace....
Worked with a man from The Gambia. He worked very hard, was a very talented tailor on the side, and was one of the nicest individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.
Is there a strong tailoring element in Gambia? There are 2 guys I know from Gambia that are totally unrelated and do not know each other and both are talented tailors.....
The British weren’t the first to colonize the area, the Duchy of Courland set up a colony at the mouth of The Gambia in the 1630’s and it was pretty successful but in the 1660’s Sweden invaded and occupied the duke of Courland Jacob Kettler forcing the Couronians to sell the colony to England
Yeah there are a lot of little colonies that preceded many of the well known ones. Like Germans settling in Venezuela in the 1500's then givong it up to Spain.
In 2000, I went backpacking solo through West Africa, and spent over two months travelling throughout Senegal, The Gambia, and the Casamance region. I later moved on to Mali and then Côte d’Ivoire. I speak fluent French, but learning some basic Wolof also helped. I remember I took a boat to get from Dakar to Banjul. It was weird to see the differences between the countries. Ethnically they are the same people, but colonialism has left its mark. The music is Senegal was heavily Latin influenced, while at the time in The Gambia, reggae was king. An interesting corner of the world to see, one often ignored by English-speakers. 🇸🇳 🇬🇲 🇲🇱 🇨🇮
Ignored by English speakers? You sure you visited Gambia and not a different country? It’s full of English people here and I think around 80-90% of locals speak English.
@@Mark-vn7et I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Anglosphere mate. Y'know, the US, UK, Canada, Australia, pretty much anyone except the local English speakers.
To be fair the anglo world often forget Africans have been forced to learn the English language i hear the same is true in the franca phone world for french, increasingly a culture clash may develop in many African nations between those like me who would prefer a native language as official regardless of what it is and those who prefer a European one over any African one
i actually had a friend i met that lived in the gambia, his whole family were very positive and lovely people. i’m pretty sure they only have 1 college in the gambia and he told me he had plans of going there. it’s crazy how some of the people that have the least make the absolute most out of life, his entire village were full of great people from what i saw of them. sadly he got an infection in his leg after a biking accident and it’s been two years since i’ve heard from him now. i can only hope his family is doing well!
@@aformula4198 yes I was asking question because the only university that in know in the Gambia, is the university of the Gambia which was recently build by our former president Yahya jammeh some couples of years ago because during our first regime under the leadership of sir Dawda kairaba Jawara there's no university in the Gambia. Am just asking to enlighten me.
@@SetuwoKecik ah yes. New Kingdom of Egypt. Recently. Totally *recently* Just r e c e n t - *PRESENTING FROM THE BRI’ISH PATHE, THE NEW KINGDOM OF EGYPT CONTINUES ITS EXPANSION INTO THE SAHARA, PARTAKING IN THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA-*
"So we'll draw a line here in the middle of the desert ignoring all tribal boundaries because we own this place anyway so I don't really see it being a problem can I please have a sandwich?"
I would love to visit countries like Gambia, rich with heritage and history sometime in the future! Africa has such interesting geography and cultures. Greetings from Syria 🇸🇾 :)
Went to a prep school in New Jersey 1968-69. There was a student there from Gambia (back when it’s capital was called Bathurst). His name was Baboucar Ousman Saho. He was one of the smartest and most idealistic people I’ve ever met. He went on to George Washington University and eventually became an African Studies Professor in some small college in Westchester County, NY. His original intention was to become a diplomat, which I think he eventually did. Unfortunately, I understand he died a few years ago in Banjul.
Instead of asking how The Gambia could exist, I wonder why the south of Senegal didn't ever separate (or join The Gambia). Strange how they could hold the north and south together, right?
@Baba Ndiaye So resources and military presence but most of the population lives north? Does it have it's own big port, trade with/through The Gambia or do goods and traffic go round mostly?
Very interesting! I'm preparing for a new roleplaying game (vampire the masquerade), reading up on interesting places and times (probably will start in 1700 Spain) and realized how little I know of Africa. Earlier this year, when watching some videos of Crusader Kings 3 I thought that Nigeria, Ghana and everything along to coast towards Morocco was a very interesting area. Highly civilized too (already around either 876 or 1066 iirc) with several strong realms to rise and fall. The remains of a huge set of ditches indicate some world wonder size place of around this time called Sungbo's Eredo in Nigeria, gotta look up more of that still. The Gambia seems an important river that might have some great history. Looks important for trade or as a defensible border.
@Baba Ndiaye Casamance was subjected to French and Portuguese colonial efforts before a border was negotiated in 1888 between the French colony of Senegal and Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) to the south. Portugal lost possession of Casamance, then the commercial center of its colony. Casamance has, to this day, preserved the local variant of Upper Guinea Creole known as the Ziguinchor Creole, and members of the deep-rooted Creole community carry Portuguese surnames such as Da Silva, Carvalho and Fonseca. Historical ties with Portugal were a factor in Senegal's decision to apply for membership in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), becoming an associate observer in 2008.[4] The interest in Portuguese heritage was revived in order to exercise an identity distinguished
Note: I have mistaken the Congo as The Congo. ☺️ “What I find weird is how The Gambia and The Congo has "The" on their names, even though they aren't islands or something. I don't know the reason of this, but I do respect the name of these nations.” Edit: I sincerely apologize for my mistake which is: It's not *The* Congo; It's The Republic of *the* Congo. The replies stated that the only nations with the capital T on their names are The Bahamas and The Gambia. (I even write a capital T on the Philippines, which I have realized, shouldn't be writen in that way).Even though this is an apology, I thank all of the replies for gracefully correcting me. No negativity, just straight up correction. Thanks! 😄 (I won't edit my mistake though, so that people can see where I went wrong).
Gambia is the river, so the area is known as "The Gambia" the same as Ukraine, which means "Borderlands" and why most older people will call it "The Ukraine" in English when it's not.
The Yurok reservation in Northern California is similar. Their reservation is along the path of the Klamath river (at least I'm pretty sure it's the Klamath)
As an entirely proud patriotic Gambian (Kombo) citizen, I must admit that this video brought me much joy, especially with the view it has amassed. The Republic of The Gambia is also known as The Smiling Coast of Africa. However, I must correct @ 4:51. As of today, Banjul is not our amplest city. Our most prominent city in terms of the landmass is Serekunda.
Im gambian and these comments are so nice! We are mostly nice people and let me explain the flag: Red= the sun White: peace (mostly for British independence) Blue: ocean Green: land Gambia is a beautiful country with a lot of history! We are considered the smiling coast of africa.
In 1989 I traveled through Gambia. At the time there was no bridge across the river at Basse, just a little ferry. I wanted to swim across the river so I asked the ferry guys if there were any crocodiles. They said no so I swam across and back again. The next day I returned and asked them "Are you SURE there are no crocodiles?" To which one of them replied "If there were, they would have got you yesterday."
@@egill624 yup, the country has been going through internal conflicts for a very long time. My best friend growin up, his family fled to the US as political refugees because of political violence in the country. Not sure what this guy is talking about'
I believe you still leaving in Gambia that’s why you think like that. It’s peaceful but not one of the most peaceful country in the world. Btw I’m from Gambia 🇬🇲 too.
Nup nup,in 2017 there’s no war,it was about political things,while we all know that because the political sense that’s why all the countries turned into hell,taba lahum
@daniel this is the second time I'm seeing your comment about your friend, RIP to him but let me tell you Gambia is one of the most diverse country's in the world. Gambians are known for being very tolerant people, Few years ago we had a dictator who used our state resources to suppress our people by using force on them (forced exile,killing,torture,detention without trail etc) Many prominent people like my Dad fled and were living in exile for so many years. It was common in Africa because we had so many tryants but fast forward in December 2016 elections, the dictator lost the election and our Country was finally liberated after 22 years of dictatorship. I believe your friend might have fall a victim, if you follow up closely the current government had a Truth Reparation and Reconciliation Commission where as victims where called upon to testify about their encounters with the former government. Gambia is now back on track, we recently had an election in which the incumbent won. It is still one of the most peaceful countries in the world and I'm proud to have come from a country that gave me everything. Born Raised and Bred ❤🇬🇲
You simply missed the Casamance case, which is the single most important reason why Gambia is only bordered by Senegal and why Casamance independentist movement is much deeper than just economic issues. Casamance is a portuguese influenced area, culturally distinct from the rest of Senegal and that was part of Guiné-Bissau up until 1888. Neither Senegal would be Gambia's only neighbour nor would Senegal has independentist issues there if it wasn't for the fact that Casamance was historically not part of Senegal
The Portuguese influence isn't what makes Cassamance culturally unique from Senegal. It is the that the region is populated by a minority tribe, the Jola. Who have been discriminated against by the Wolof majority.
I am from the Gambia 🇬🇲, and the size of the country was much more bigger than it is today, but when the British arrived they were only interested in the river and not the size of the land...
@@m_w501 who is yall? My grandpa literally fought for our independence in the 60s, mfs just make random UA-cam videos bout a country they have zero idea about
Where'd you pick up this etymology of "Gambia" as Portuguese "cambia"? Never heard of this before. The oldest record we have from the first European who entered the river (Alvise Cadamoso, a Venetian captain in Portuguese service, wrote his memoirs in 1507, in Italian) records it as "Gambra" and he identifies it as the name of a kingdom along the river (it was common practice for Portuguese captains and cartographers to record the names of rivers after the local kingdom or ruler - e.g. Gambra, Barbacini/Sine, Casamance, Benin, Congo, Cuama, etc.) Cadamosto's name "Gambra" remained common in maps and records thereafter (with later variants Cambra, Gaubuu, Gaumbea, until it was later finally settled on "Gambia"). The upriver "Gambra kingdom" Cadamosto was referring to was the Mandinka confederacy of "Kabu" (sometimes written as Kaabu, Gabu or Ngabu) which emerged from the collapse of the Mali empire in the 14th Century. So in Mandinka it is Ka-bu, with the root sometimes nasalized (Gam-) and suffix as -bra or -bu or -bea depending on context. Cadamosto renders it "Gam-bra", others as "Ka-bu". So, as per custom, the term Kabu/Gambra was applied from the kingdom to the river.
@@Komnenos83 I don't know if introducing the institution of gravedigging is the kind of modernization most people have in mind when people speak of modernizing tho. And gravedigging have they done and learned to keep doing in most of those territories so unfortunate.
Thank you for answering this question that I always had in mind since I learn to read map, feel extremely stupid to ask about but also was not eager enough to look into. You're a life saver.
Namaste and love from India! I hope that peace and love prevail in the world!🙏🇮🇳☮️☮️ Edit: Also, I hope that 2022 brings hope and joy to everyone's life.
I’m Gambian and I love see random people learn a bit about my country. It’s so hard trying to explain where I’m from too a non African, even some Africans don’t know what or where Gambia is. I’ve been there 3 times and I’m going again this summer. My parents are Mandinka and speak Mandinka, Wollof, and English, and we’ve always listen to both Gambian and Senegalese music. Honestly I claim Senegal a lot at this point we should just unite again
@@windykingdom6153 Indonesia's name means Indian islands and India is named after a river so I included it and lithuania gets it name from a small river named letauka
This country won me a quiz in geography, we threw beanbags onto a map and whichever was nearest to. The country won and we both just chucked it in Africa but mine was slightly more north so I won, gracias the Gambia
"Senegal and The Gambia are separate countries beacuse of the American Revolutionary War" is just a smaller version of "Hentai exists beacuse Agamemnon kidnapped Helen"
Also the region of Southern Senegal Casamance has a heavy Portuguese influence and a Portuguese based creole is one of the main languages in rhe region, so that's also a reason why Casamance/Casamança tried to be independent, the cultural divide. ( they also aren't very wolof like the rest of Senegal.
@IDA - Well I'm assure you I'm not confusing Casamance with Guinea Bissau, altrough much of the information I know from the region came from my friend from Guinea-Bissau, he visited and worked in ZInguichor many times, according to him Casamance and the Guinea-Bissau Creole are similar but they are also different like Guinea-Bissau creole and Cape-Verdean Creole, And there was Portuguese influence in casamance, I can't tell about how the Portuguese influence is now, as my friend doesn't live in Guine anymore and hasn't visited Senegal since moving to Portugal, but Zuinguichor used to be a Portuguese colony for a long time from 1645 to 1888, even the name they said come from Portuguese "cheguei e choram" with mans "when I arrived they cried" which make sense has the city was a very big slave port, the city was founded close to an Jola village so the Portuguese could trade for slaves with the Kasso kingdom and later the Mandingas from Mali, and Senegal did join as a observer state in the lusophone community because of its connection in the casamance. But things could've changed with time.
I wouldn't say "heavy", my family is from the Casamance region. The main language is Jola, apart of the Casamance conflict is that Jola people feel discriminated against by the Wolof majority. Few people speak that Portuguese creole, especially in Casamance. The cultural influence from Portuguese slightly exists but no more than the Italian presence is still felt in Somalia.
@@zizoushifty1483 There isn’t much Italian influence in south Somalia, except for pasta. It’s no longer taught in education, media or anything else. No one under 70 years old even knows how to speak a sentence of Italian.
Wolof is the national language of Senegal but Senegalese people aren’t all from the Wolof ethnic group. Everybody speaks it even though they aren’t from the ethnicity
I've been living in the country for 4 months now, and I'm on a trip to senegal right now. I will leave Gambia and go back home to India in 2 weeks. I have to say this country is beautiful, it's not that great at times because there's obviously many flaws and issues when it comes to a country that's not only underdeveloped at that certain point but is also surrounded with many other underdeveloped countries. But it's a great country for a vacation in my opinion, many hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars and beaches.
I find it weird that the people of The Gambia were the ones who rejected the confederation, rather than the leaders. I would've assumed that since the people have big cultural ties to their neighbors in Senegal, most of them would've been positive about a unification.
Maybe because Senegal is a far bigger country, is more developed and has more modern cities so they were probably afraid that they won’t consider The Gambia and the people from there and just focus on developing cities like Dakar, Thies, Saint Louis instead
Just look at Cameroon to see what could have happened if the 2 countries were united. Maybe it wouldn't have turned out quite as badly, but it's definitely a risk.
@@loxodoncyclotis1823 You're right, but for the wrong reasons. There could be a language divide, but not based on English vs. French but rather Wolof and Mandinka/Pulaar. Cameroon doesn't have a native lingua franca so national identity leans more on past colonial ties. Senegal uses Wolof as a lingua franca (about 80% of the population) while Mandinka and Pulaar are used by about 60% of The Gambia's population between the two of them, these also happen to be two of the main languages of the Casamance region of Senegal (where the Jolof people are a minority, rather than the overwhelming majority like in the rest of the country).
@@AnglosArentHuman while Mandinka is the largest ethnic group as of 2013 national census followed by wolof, wolof is the lingua Franca Like in Senegal. The confederacy fell apart mainly due to the one sidedness of the deal and lack off trust mostly from the Gambians officials. Remember this was a time when citizens opinions are mostly secondary thing.
This reminds me of Bangladesh, like how it separates a part of India from the mainland, a road journey from Kolkata to NE which could take only 14 hrs takes about 30 hrs because of this situation Borders don't really make much sense Edit: NE means Northeast India
This is largely due to the religious differences if I'm not mistaken. A lot of people think borders should be drawn by ethnic and religious lines but it doesn't name it any less complicated and troubled
@@realszn there is a state right next to Bangladesh in India, called West Bengal, where they speak the same language. Only difference is ones majority hindu and the others Muslim.
The Gambia is one of th most chill afrikan country i've seen. I have *never* seen any argument there. Evryone is in peace and I love it. Gambian Justice ✊ 🇬🇲
@@ibrahima6907 Yes when I looked up bridges across the river it said that bridge was the only one… I thought I had learned something new and interesting and wanted to share it I've never had the pleasure of being to the Gambia
@@dellaboca9737 as far as I know there are 2 completed bridges, one at Farafenni and one at Basse, additionally I was told the Northern and southern highways (southern I can confirm) have been completed and have tarmac.
The 1980's - Senegal: Let's unite into one band. Gambia, The - What should it be called? Senegal - Senegambia confederation. The Gambia: Yes. *20 minutes later* Senegal & The Gambia: I QUIT!
I’m surprised to get a video in my recommendation about Gambia, my coworker/friend moved to the us from there 2 years ago. It’s crazy how different life is there compared to here according to him
One correction: "cambio", although exists in a small portion in portugal, is more of a spanish word. "troca" is a better translation for "trade" in portuguese
Also it takes a circumflex in Portuguese: câmbio. The rules for default accent are different in Spanish and Portuguese, so "cambio" in Portuguese would be stressed on the 'i'.
Could we say that the country The Gambia was a result of the British suppressing the slave trade in the 19. century? . . . British parliament had around 1805 decided to end all slave trade across the ocean between continents. But the Royal Navy was busy with Napoleon at that time and started only after 1815 to actively suppress the slave trade. The base founded in 1816 on the river Gambia would have been an important help in this: many slaves had been exported from the river before, and IIRC Kunta Kinta, the ancestor of the author of "Roots" was believed by the author to have been among them.
Been to The Gambia for business a few times and it was very easy to like this country . One time I remember had to travel by car from Banjul to Bissau (Guinea/Bissau) and even though I had the visa for that country (GB) stayed at The Gambia/Senegal border because I didn’t had a visa for Senegal; even though I was just passing for a couple of hours! aww memories! 😅 A few things that caught my attention: the “special” tourism for elderly European ladies looking for some fun, its well deserved tittle of the smiling coast and finally , the customs agents , who every single time I arrived, started their conversation about soccer; then I understood why: they classified to the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by my country (Peru) in 2005! It was sui generis that someone abroad, especially in a continent where there is little commercial exchange with my country, know almost every area of my city! 😅 they practically knew the borough where I’m from 😂 🇬🇲 will always have a special place in my ❤️ since it was the first African country I’ve been to.
@@yassersalma9105 You're all wrong, it did not come from the word senegambia, that came after the alliance with gambia and senegal ( they also dedicated that alliance to a place called senegambia).And it is true that Its called The Gambia to avoid confusion with Zambia.
Because as Africans we have refused to unite, we only see things from a tribal or clan point of view, that's why we have allowed our continent to still be divided into 54 countries.
Pay attention to the very last statement : " Because America exists" . In other words there would have been no two separate countries if the American war of Independence did not take place . The Paris peace treaty following the war was signed on the same day , 1783 , when the treaty of Versailles separated what would become two countries . Also , it's important to note that Casamance is derived from CASA MANSA ( Latin ) , meaning Cottage of the King , so you can clearly see the Portuguese influence .
Senegal built a Bridge over the Gambia river btw recently so it will help Senegalese people to go to the Casamance region easily now. They can also take a boat to go there btw (most people do that)
I am Gambian 🇬🇲 and I can say that this video is completely wrong. The kingdom of Gambia has existed for many centuries before the British and Gambian people are completely different from Senegalese, we speak a completely different and unintelligible language and have completely different customs and traditions
I live in The Gambia. I’m a black American and for the last 4 years, I’ve been stress free. It’s my home. You can start your own business and live on your own terms of done right 🤎🇬🇲🇬🇲🙏🏾💯
When it says Britian established a base to better control the slave trade in 1816, this was to stop the slave trade. Britian abolished the slave trade in 1807 and tried to stop it in Gambia. Enslaved people captured on ships trying to ship them across the Atlantic were brought to Gambia and released. It was not, as seems implied by the video, in order for them to continue trading in slaves. They actively opposed it at this point with force.
This is my last video for 2021. Been a year of some major ups and downs for me personally, but hopefully we can hope for things to start looking back up in 2022! As i'm on a sort of light winter break, I'll actually see you in three weeks (instead of two weeks like normal)
If y'all want to chat in the meantime, remember there's always that Discord server! discord.gg/yQzfxNdR6s
(Oh also r/KhAnubis is a thing. Maybe I should shout it out more)
Ok bye bye *👋._.*
Can't wait for your next video 😍😍
You had to bury your hat - that's more than enough for this years
Thanks for doing my country
Hope you a good year!
I've heard that the weird geometry of The Gambia's borders is because they were defined as the area that was within cannon range of the british ships that sailed the river, making it very easy to defend as a colony.
Yeah, I feel like he could have gone into just a little bit more detail of why Gambia looks the way it does, instead of just rushing from "France owns Senegal river, Britain owns Gambia River -> France owns all of West Africa, no further explanation required"
Ships around that time could shoot a mile (~1.6km) at maximum, but measured from the middle of the river its about 6.2 miles (10km).
@@IN0O5 TBF it still could be about defensiablity, 10km is not that far from the river, which esentially means all the country is defensable by the navy, because they can easily land troops at any point.
@@IN0O5 XVII or XIX?
@@justanotheremptychannel2472 hi numeri qui sunt? sunt illae centuriae?
I'm going to guess colonialism
You're correct.
We have a winner
And your correct
Ding ding ding
That and ethnic groups
I am Gambian and I love this video.
Although I am not a historian, I would like to quench some of your doubts about why "the" is written before "Gambia", why the country is called "the smiling coast of Africa", and why isn't it part of Senegal since it is a very small country.
(1) Why the "the" before Gambia: There is a big river that runs from Guinea (a country in West Africa) through the Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean called The River Gambra. When the British came for a purpose known, they named the country after the river; thus, the name The Gambia. This is precisely the reason, but there's more history on this.
(2) Why is it called the smiling coast of Africa: If you have ever been to the Gambia, this question would be answered by your experience in the country. Gambians are welcoming and always smiling. You would see a poor Gambian with a "wealthy" smile.
(3) Why isn't it with Senegal: As a Gambian, I love to call myself a Senegambian (Senegalese-Gambian) because I firmly believe we are one: our people, languages, cultures, weather and climate are the same. However, owing to the colonial idealogies that strongly indoctrinated the people made it hard for Senegal and the Gambia to become a country (NB: The relationship between the Gambia and Senegal is jovial.)
In view of the video, I would like to further inform you that the Gambia isn't "just a river" (I presume you were metaphorical in that). Also, it is not Cambia but Gambra. But all in all, this video presents the Gambia beautifully. I love it and wish to see more of such.
Thank you!
Im Gambian too
I loveeeeee yes smiling coast
Also Gambian 🇬🇲
Senegambia 🇸🇳❤🇬🇲
The word senegambia is scam
I asked a Senegalese person once why The Gambia exists, and he told me "I don't worry about such things."
its the brits that sold majority part of our country to the French that's why we became so small today
😂
@@alieucham2894 The colonialists wanted to anex Gambia to Senegal as they left, the refusal came from the Gambian side as some tribes refuse to be ruled by others.
@@goldendame138 🧢 cause Gambia and Senegal has the same tribes we literally speak the same language but with different dialects
@@goldendame138 Not some tribes Gambia and Senegal speaks thesame ethnic group languages Gambians refused cus Gambia is country of its own but still we're same people
Am a Gambian the country may be small but its nice with peace and love, Gambia nice all we know is peace and love in my motherland ❤🇬🇲🇬🇲🙏♥️😌
Yesss!!!☝️☝️🥰
That is the reality
Blessings and love to Gambians from 🇪🇬
Yea right. Sounds odd to me
A guy in a comment above said his childhood friend whos parents fled to America fearing for their lives was murdered 2 months after going back to his birthplace....
Worked with a man from The Gambia. He worked very hard, was a very talented tailor on the side, and was one of the nicest individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.
Is there a strong tailoring element in Gambia? There are 2 guys I know from Gambia that are totally unrelated and do not know each other and both are talented tailors.....
@@jeffreyhill1011 Yes, Senegal too.
I used to work for immigration and had generally positive experiences with Gambian people. Seems like an interesting place.
Yeah surreee buddy
@@XxMadvirusxX what
The British weren’t the first to colonize the area, the Duchy of Courland set up a colony at the mouth of The Gambia in the 1630’s and it was pretty successful but in the 1660’s Sweden invaded and occupied the duke of Courland Jacob Kettler forcing the Couronians to sell the colony to England
and for the people who dont know: courland or couronia is an old name for south western latvia
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was a vassal state of Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. They also tried to colonize Trinidad and Tobago
Not where I was expecting for Latvia to show up, but thank you good sir (or madam) for your contribution to make my day :).
@@zeux5583 that reagion is still called coronia
Yeah there are a lot of little colonies that preceded many of the well known ones. Like Germans settling in Venezuela in the 1500's then givong it up to Spain.
In 2000, I went backpacking solo through West Africa, and spent over two months travelling throughout Senegal, The Gambia, and the Casamance region. I later moved on to Mali and then Côte d’Ivoire. I speak fluent French, but learning some basic Wolof also helped.
I remember I took a boat to get from Dakar to Banjul. It was weird to see the differences between the countries. Ethnically they are the same people, but colonialism has left its mark. The music is Senegal was heavily Latin influenced, while at the time in The Gambia, reggae was king.
An interesting corner of the world to see, one often ignored by English-speakers. 🇸🇳 🇬🇲 🇲🇱 🇨🇮
Senegal influenced a lot of latin music tbh, for example apparently Jazz music was influenced by slaves from Senegal
Ignored by English speakers? You sure you visited Gambia and not a different country? It’s full of English people here and I think around 80-90% of locals speak English.
@@Mark-vn7et I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Anglosphere mate. Y'know, the US, UK, Canada, Australia, pretty much anyone except the local English speakers.
To be fair the anglo world often forget Africans have been forced to learn the English language i hear the same is true in the franca phone world for french, increasingly a culture clash may develop in many African nations between those like me who would prefer a native language as official regardless of what it is and those who prefer a European one over any African one
Ethnically they are the same people, but colonialism has left its mark"
The middle east: ._.
So the real question isn’t “Why doesn’t Senegal own The Gambia” it’s “Why doesn’t The Gambia own Senegal’s southern territories”
You cannot own something already bigger than you mi brodda🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
*Rome entered the chat*
UK entered the chat... again
i actually had a friend i met that lived in the gambia, his whole family were very positive and lovely people. i’m pretty sure they only have 1 college in the gambia and he told me he had plans of going there. it’s crazy how some of the people that have the least make the absolute most out of life, his entire village were full of great people from what i saw of them. sadly he got an infection in his leg after a biking accident and it’s been two years since i’ve heard from him now. i can only hope his family is doing well!
There's one public college and two private universities
@@aformula4198 good to know, he was probably talking about the public one then. i don’t believe his family was that wealthy sadly.
@@aformula4198 bro two what?
@@njieousman4244 wdym by two what? Are you asking a question?
@@aformula4198 yes I was asking question because the only university that in know in the Gambia, is the university of the Gambia which was recently build by our former president Yahya jammeh some couples of years ago because during our first regime under the leadership of sir Dawda kairaba Jawara there's no university in the Gambia.
Am just asking to enlighten me.
When you're realized that Egypt with Nile actuality have similar situation with The Gambia if you're looking at their population density map.
Though the Egyptians at least conquered themselves 1 million square kilometers of buffer space in the form of the sahara
@@alaskanbullworm5500 indeed, although their interest to expand outside the Nile was technically just recently, during New Kingdom period.
@@SetuwoKecik ah yes.
New Kingdom of Egypt.
Recently.
Totally *recently*
Just r e c e n t -
*PRESENTING FROM THE BRI’ISH PATHE, THE NEW KINGDOM OF EGYPT CONTINUES ITS EXPANSION INTO THE SAHARA, PARTAKING IN THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA-*
@@gamingchamp6728 😂😂😂
Ah yes the population density that looks like sperm.
"Like all other badly drawn maps, it all starts with the British"
Map men?
@@nafreal yes
The Briiiish
"So we'll draw a line here in the middle of the desert ignoring all tribal boundaries because we own this place anyway so I don't really see it being a problem can I please have a sandwich?"
@@nasyithrahman9594 😅😂😆🤣
Here's another Gambian girl🇬🇲 and am proud of my country... The GAMBIA the smiling coast of Africa 😍 y'all should visit
It must be the only Muslim country in the world (apart maybe from Turkey) that doesn't show hatred to white people
I would love to visit countries like Gambia, rich with heritage and history sometime in the future! Africa has such interesting geography and cultures. Greetings from Syria 🇸🇾 :)
Went to a prep school in New Jersey 1968-69. There was a student there from Gambia (back when it’s capital was called Bathurst). His name was Baboucar Ousman Saho. He was one of the smartest and most idealistic people I’ve ever met. He went on to George Washington University and eventually became an African Studies Professor in some small college in Westchester County, NY. His original intention was to become a diplomat, which I think he eventually did. Unfortunately, I understand he died a few years ago in Banjul.
Instead of asking how The Gambia could exist, I wonder why the south of Senegal didn't ever separate (or join The Gambia). Strange how they could hold the north and south together, right?
@Baba Ndiaye
So resources and military presence but most of the population lives north?
Does it have it's own big port, trade with/through The Gambia or do goods and traffic go round mostly?
Casamance has a long standing separatist movement and is heavily militarized.
Very interesting!
I'm preparing for a new roleplaying game (vampire the masquerade), reading up on interesting places and times (probably will start in 1700 Spain) and realized how little I know of Africa.
Earlier this year, when watching some videos of Crusader Kings 3 I thought that Nigeria, Ghana and everything along to coast towards Morocco was a very interesting area. Highly civilized too (already around either 876 or 1066 iirc) with several strong realms to rise and fall. The remains of a huge set of ditches indicate some world wonder size place of around this time called Sungbo's Eredo in Nigeria, gotta look up more of that still.
The Gambia seems an important river that might have some great history. Looks important for trade or as a defensible border.
Casamansa Speaks Portuguese Too
@Baba Ndiaye Casamance was subjected to French and Portuguese colonial efforts before a border was negotiated in 1888 between the French colony of Senegal and Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) to the south. Portugal lost possession of Casamance, then the commercial center of its colony. Casamance has, to this day, preserved the local variant of Upper Guinea Creole known as the Ziguinchor Creole, and members of the deep-rooted Creole community carry Portuguese surnames such as Da Silva, Carvalho and Fonseca. Historical ties with Portugal were a factor in Senegal's decision to apply for membership in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), becoming an associate observer in 2008.[4] The interest in Portuguese heritage was revived in order to exercise an identity distinguished
Note: I have mistaken the Congo as The Congo. ☺️
“What I find weird is how The Gambia and The Congo has "The" on their names, even though they aren't islands or something. I don't know the reason of this, but I do respect the name of these nations.”
Edit: I sincerely apologize for my mistake which is: It's not *The* Congo; It's The Republic of *the* Congo. The replies stated that the only nations with the capital T on their names are The Bahamas and The Gambia. (I even write a capital T on the Philippines, which I have realized, shouldn't be writen in that way).Even though this is an apology, I thank all of the replies for gracefully correcting me. No negativity, just straight up correction. Thanks! 😄 (I won't edit my mistake though, so that people can see where I went wrong).
Both are river nations, so similar to nations like the Maldives and the Bahamas, the landformation and the country is the same.
And it only applies to English I guess, in Portuguese we just call it "Gâmbia" without an article
Gambia is the river, so the area is known as "The Gambia" the same as Ukraine, which means "Borderlands" and why most older people will call it "The Ukraine" in English when it's not.
@@Daeyae but the Ukraine sounds better tbh, more menacing
Actually it’s republic of Congo the only two countries with the is The Gambia and the Bahamas
Ayyy my home country, thank you for producing this video.
Been following you for a while and never thought I’d see The Gambia in a video.
The Yurok reservation in Northern California is similar. Their reservation is along the path of the Klamath river (at least I'm pretty sure it's the Klamath)
The Allegany reservation in New York is the same with the Allegheny river (but spelled differently for some reason)
I am Senegalese and much love to my Gambian brothers
Britain: Let's steal a river in Africa!
😂
As an entirely proud patriotic Gambian (Kombo) citizen, I must admit that this video brought me much joy, especially with the view it has amassed.
The Republic of The Gambia is also known as The Smiling Coast of Africa.
However, I must correct @ 4:51. As of today, Banjul is not our amplest city. Our most prominent city in terms of the landmass is Serekunda.
Me I like Gambia, it's a beautiful country with lovely blue beaches 🇬🇲💙💙 would love to visit some day
Welcome to gambia is very nice country and lovely people and beautiful beaches
Africa wouldn’t be the same without it’s smiling coast 🇬🇲 ❤️
Yes 🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲
My man 🇬🇲
Jerejef and asalmualeykum from The Gambia ❤
0:10 Senegal looks like retired drunk Pacman with no teeth left trying to munch on Gambia.
Gambia is the smiling coast of Africa the people always smile😊🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲
Im gambian and these comments are so nice! We are mostly nice people and let me explain the flag:
Red= the sun
White: peace (mostly for British independence)
Blue: ocean
Green: land
Gambia is a beautiful country with a lot of history! We are considered the smiling coast of africa.
wow i didnt even know i am from gambia😂😂
@@kayla9486 ik my dad had told me when o was little lol
@if someone can correct
Red-sun
White-peace
Blue-river Gambia
Green-agriculture
In 1989 I traveled through Gambia. At the time there was no bridge across the river at Basse, just a little ferry. I wanted to swim across the river so I asked the ferry guys if there were any crocodiles. They said no so I swam across and back again.
The next day I returned and asked them "Are you SURE there are no crocodiles?" To which one of them replied "If there were, they would have got you yesterday."
Always had an Idea growing up Gambian but this video actually explains it a lot thank you!
Gambia is my homeland one of the most peaceful countries in the world 🇬🇲we are proud of our selves ❤️🇬🇲
Wasn't there a war there in like 2017?
@@egill624 yup, the country has been going through internal conflicts for a very long time. My best friend growin up, his family fled to the US as political refugees because of political violence in the country. Not sure what this guy is talking about'
I believe you still leaving in Gambia that’s why you think like that. It’s peaceful but not one of the most peaceful country in the world. Btw I’m from Gambia 🇬🇲 too.
Nup nup,in 2017 there’s no war,it was about political things,while we all know that because the political sense that’s why all the countries turned into hell,taba lahum
@daniel this is the second time I'm seeing your comment about your friend, RIP to him but let me tell you Gambia is one of the most diverse country's in the world.
Gambians are known for being very tolerant people, Few years ago we had a dictator who used our state resources to suppress our people by using force on them (forced exile,killing,torture,detention without trail etc)
Many prominent people like my Dad fled and were living in exile for so many years.
It was common in Africa because we had so many tryants but fast forward in December 2016 elections, the dictator lost the election and our Country was finally liberated after 22 years of dictatorship.
I believe your friend might have fall a victim, if you follow up closely the current government had a Truth Reparation and Reconciliation Commission where as victims where called upon to testify about their encounters with the former government.
Gambia is now back on track, we recently had an election in which the incumbent won.
It is still one of the most peaceful countries in the world and I'm proud to have come from a country that gave me everything.
Born Raised and Bred ❤🇬🇲
You simply missed the Casamance case, which is the single most important reason why Gambia is only bordered by Senegal and why Casamance independentist movement is much deeper than just economic issues. Casamance is a portuguese influenced area, culturally distinct from the rest of Senegal and that was part of Guiné-Bissau up until 1888. Neither Senegal would be Gambia's only neighbour nor would Senegal has independentist issues there if it wasn't for the fact that Casamance was historically not part of Senegal
The Portuguese influence isn't what makes Cassamance culturally unique from Senegal. It is the that the region is populated by a minority tribe, the Jola. Who have been discriminated against by the Wolof majority.
@@zizoushifty1483 stop spreading lies. What discrimination are you talking about
@@moortaalaarammbooj4259 Spoken like a true Muslim.
@@moortaalaarammbooj4259 He's right though..
@@ScrollsofSombra Ah, I see, fighting discrimination with discrimination.
I am from the Gambia 🇬🇲, and the size of the country was much more bigger than it is today, but when the British arrived they were only interested in the river and not the size of the land...
Yall gave the river away to the Brits?
@@m_w501 who is yall? My grandpa literally fought for our independence in the 60s, mfs just make random UA-cam videos bout a country they have zero idea about
What's your first foreign language French or English?
@@liberalegypt English
@@lilsxdu8679 If you are Gambian congratulations for good results in AFCON
I'm south African 🇿🇦 and I've been to Dakar multiple times but after watching this video , I strongly wanna visit The Gambia 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Yhup.. you should
Where'd you pick up this etymology of "Gambia" as Portuguese "cambia"? Never heard of this before. The oldest record we have from the first European who entered the river (Alvise Cadamoso, a Venetian captain in Portuguese service, wrote his memoirs in 1507, in Italian) records it as "Gambra" and he identifies it as the name of a kingdom along the river (it was common practice for Portuguese captains and cartographers to record the names of rivers after the local kingdom or ruler - e.g. Gambra, Barbacini/Sine, Casamance, Benin, Congo, Cuama, etc.) Cadamosto's name "Gambra" remained common in maps and records thereafter (with later variants Cambra, Gaubuu, Gaumbea, until it was later finally settled on "Gambia").
The upriver "Gambra kingdom" Cadamosto was referring to was the Mandinka confederacy of "Kabu" (sometimes written as Kaabu, Gabu or Ngabu) which emerged from the collapse of the Mali empire in the 14th Century. So in Mandinka it is Ka-bu, with the root sometimes nasalized (Gam-) and suffix as -bra or -bu or -bea depending on context. Cadamosto renders it "Gam-bra", others as "Ka-bu". So, as per custom, the term Kabu/Gambra was applied from the kingdom to the river.
Proud to be a Gambian 🇬🇲 we are one ☝️ of the peaceful country 🥰
Fr the smiling coast
Gambia is famous as being the ancestral land of Alex Haley, the author of “Roots.”
@@Don_Venti yep 👍 that’s The Gambia ❤️
My husband is gambian and his name is sheriff suso
@@EmpressAdira2023 wow 🤩 and mine is sheriff jones
You could also say "Because Britain" which is probably technically true for almost every country.
in a sense that is impressive for one country to influence so many
@@alexanderphilip1809 and terrorize them all
@@freddypizza3832 And modernize them all
@@Komnenos83 I don't know if introducing the institution of gravedigging is the kind of modernization most people have in mind when people speak of modernizing tho.
And gravedigging have they done and learned to keep doing in most of those territories so unfortunate.
@@freddypizza3832 *Civilise them all
Great bird watching in The Gambia. I loved my time there.
Actually, Banjul is not the Gambia's largest city, that title goes to Serekunda.
As a Gambian it is true
Serekunda is a town not a city
Tell them
@@Obadjie66 if Serrekunda is a town, then Banjul is a village.
@@sanyang66 okay
Congrats on the success of this video!
I like how the country is named "The" Gambia
Excellent video. Your channel is like a combination of real life lore, half as interesting, and sauce. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for answering this question that I always had in mind since I learn to read map, feel extremely stupid to ask about but also was not eager enough to look into. You're a life saver.
Namaste and love from India! I hope that peace and love prevail in the world!🙏🇮🇳☮️☮️
Edit: Also, I hope that 2022 brings hope and joy to everyone's life.
🇮🇱❤️🇮🇳
@@yehonatandoron1919 #KOYAK!!
You have really improved upon your articulation, research and overall production value in your videos, good job, happy holidays!
I’m Gambian and I love see random people learn a bit about my country. It’s so hard trying to explain where I’m from too a non African, even some Africans don’t know what or where Gambia is. I’ve been there 3 times and I’m going again this summer. My parents are Mandinka and speak Mandinka, Wollof, and English, and we’ve always listen to both Gambian and Senegalese music. Honestly I claim Senegal a lot at this point we should just unite again
No. Gambia have nothing to ad to Senegal. I hope Mali and Senegal reunite again. At least malians and Senegalese are not xenophobic.
Lol Fatima.. yeah you right, however it's not necessary to join with Senegal. They'll just takeover the country.
Imagine naming your country from a river.
🇳🇪🇨🇩🇨🇬 : Cheers, I'll drink for that bro.
Senegal: y e s
Imagine naming your country from a river. 🇨🇬🇨🇩🇬🇲🇳🇪🇳🇬🇧🇿🇧🇦🇮🇳🇲🇩🇮🇶🇯🇴🇱🇹🇵🇪🇵🇾🇨🇲🇿🇲🇸🇳🇮🇩🇺🇾🇦🇷 : l'll drink to that bro.
@@alawarsnaaks4888 Indonesia and Lithuania?
@@windykingdom6153 Indonesia's name means Indian islands and India is named after a river so I included it and lithuania gets it name from a small river named letauka
@@alawarsnaaks4888 Oh wow, didn’t know any of that, thank you
I thought notification came from history matters when look at the title. Great vid and happy new year my friend 🥳
That would probably explain how many views this video’s gotten so far
I’ve been here the people are lovely and extremely friendly and the food is amazing !
🇬🇲 thank you
Thank you 🇬🇲
This country won me a quiz in geography, we threw beanbags onto a map and whichever was nearest to. The country won and we both just chucked it in Africa but mine was slightly more north so I won, gracias the Gambia
As a Belgian I approve your remark about borders in the beginning, and then I thank you for answering a question I have been asking myself for years!
"Senegal and The Gambia are separate countries beacuse of the American Revolutionary War" is just a smaller version of "Hentai exists beacuse Agamemnon kidnapped Helen"
Paris kidnapped Helen, not Agamemnon.
Also the region of Southern Senegal Casamance has a heavy Portuguese influence and a Portuguese based creole is one of the main languages in rhe region, so that's also a reason why Casamance/Casamança tried to be independent, the cultural divide. ( they also aren't very wolof like the rest of Senegal.
@IDA - Well I'm assure you I'm not confusing Casamance with Guinea Bissau, altrough much of the information I know from the region came from my friend from Guinea-Bissau, he visited and worked in ZInguichor many times, according to him Casamance and the Guinea-Bissau Creole are similar but they are also different like Guinea-Bissau creole and Cape-Verdean Creole, And there was Portuguese influence in casamance, I can't tell about how the Portuguese influence is now, as my friend doesn't live in Guine anymore and hasn't visited Senegal since moving to Portugal, but Zuinguichor used to be a Portuguese colony for a long time from 1645 to 1888, even the name they said come from Portuguese "cheguei e choram" with mans "when I arrived they cried" which make sense has the city was a very big slave port, the city was founded close to an Jola village so the Portuguese could trade for slaves with the Kasso kingdom and later the Mandingas from Mali, and Senegal did join as a observer state in the lusophone community because of its connection in the casamance. But things could've changed with time.
I wouldn't say "heavy", my family is from the Casamance region. The main language is Jola, apart of the Casamance conflict is that Jola people feel discriminated against by the Wolof majority. Few people speak that Portuguese creole, especially in Casamance. The cultural influence from Portuguese slightly exists but no more than the Italian presence is still felt in Somalia.
@@zizoushifty1483 There isn’t much Italian influence in south Somalia, except for pasta. It’s no longer taught in education, media or anything else. No one under 70 years old even knows how to speak a sentence of Italian.
@@MrMacmail Exactly lol
Wolof is the national language of Senegal but Senegalese people aren’t all from the Wolof ethnic group. Everybody speaks it even though they aren’t from the ethnicity
KhAnubis: Gambia is just a river!
Egypt: *nervous sweating*
Can confirm as an Egyptian
Well Egypt fixed that situation with the Suez canal back in the 19th century, did it not?
@@stephenbmassey how so?
I've been living in the country for 4 months now, and I'm on a trip to senegal right now. I will leave Gambia and go back home to India in 2 weeks. I have to say this country is beautiful, it's not that great at times because there's obviously many flaws and issues when it comes to a country that's not only underdeveloped at that certain point but is also surrounded with many other underdeveloped countries. But it's a great country for a vacation in my opinion, many hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars and beaches.
'some countries just don't make sense' - me as a Belgian: he's gonna say Belgium, isn't he . Jup.
It's an easy way to spot an uneducated person.
I'm imagining a video from History Matters on the same topic
Far too relevant question for History Matters
0:39 i like how he sounds so offended
He's probably offended at his own lack of intelligence.
I find it weird that the people of The Gambia were the ones who rejected the confederation, rather than the leaders. I would've assumed that since the people have big cultural ties to their neighbors in Senegal, most of them would've been positive about a unification.
Maybe because Senegal is a far bigger country, is more developed and has more modern cities so they were probably afraid that they won’t consider The Gambia and the people from there and just focus on developing cities like Dakar, Thies, Saint Louis instead
It was a one sided relationship so it had to be cut off....
Just look at Cameroon to see what could have happened if the 2 countries were united. Maybe it wouldn't have turned out quite as badly, but it's definitely a risk.
@@loxodoncyclotis1823 You're right, but for the wrong reasons. There could be a language divide, but not based on English vs. French but rather Wolof and Mandinka/Pulaar.
Cameroon doesn't have a native lingua franca so national identity leans more on past colonial ties. Senegal uses Wolof as a lingua franca (about 80% of the population) while Mandinka and Pulaar are used by about 60% of The Gambia's population between the two of them, these also happen to be two of the main languages of the Casamance region of Senegal (where the Jolof people are a minority, rather than the overwhelming majority like in the rest of the country).
@@AnglosArentHuman while Mandinka is the largest ethnic group as of 2013 national census followed by wolof, wolof is the lingua Franca Like in Senegal. The confederacy fell apart mainly due to the one sidedness of the deal and lack off trust mostly from the Gambians officials. Remember this was a time when citizens opinions are mostly secondary thing.
For Whatever reason it exists, it is among the best countries in the world.
It was the only country to drag Myanmar to the ICJ.
I love The Gambia ❤️ I came back a few weeks ago and cannot wait to return 😊
Welcome again
the fact that you mentioned both gambia and senegal (my home country) was enough for me to watch it
This reminds me of Bangladesh, like how it separates a part of India from the mainland, a road journey from Kolkata to NE which could take only 14 hrs takes about 30 hrs because of this situation
Borders don't really make much sense
Edit: NE means Northeast India
This is largely due to the religious differences if I'm not mistaken. A lot of people think borders should be drawn by ethnic and religious lines but it doesn't name it any less complicated and troubled
@@pat6146 religious differences and the fact that both countries have different languages and race
@@realszn No, they both speak the same language in West Bengal and are the same people.
@@mastri5840 im talking about Bangladesh, where they speak bangla and follow islam. In india, they speak hindi and the large majority follow hinduism
@@realszn there is a state right next to Bangladesh in India, called West Bengal, where they speak the same language. Only difference is ones majority hindu and the others Muslim.
The Gambia is one of th most chill afrikan country i've seen. I have *never* seen any argument there. Evryone is in peace and I love it. Gambian Justice ✊ 🇬🇲
Wasn't there a coup one of those years there? Or was one of the Guineas?
@@justanotheremptychannel2472 you are right, it was. emperor tigerstar made a video about it
@@justanotheremptychannel2472 it’s was bloodless coup in 1994, and unsuccessful one in 1981..
@@justanotheremptychannel2472 absolutely bloodless, and it was like 25 years ago lmao
@@chiefsosaya7869 I mean the recent attempt where foreign forces stepped in
Thanks for making this!
Great work
America: "I am your father."
The Gambia: "I don't even know who you are."
The existence of this country is kinda a proof of Africa never being fully decolonized, they still don't draw the borders of their own countries.
Just a country…a country with the coolest flag in the world. 🇬🇲 A flag that is also a map of said country.
Big up The Gambian flag! The flag doesn’t get enough recognition!
We're one people ❤🇸🇳🇬🇲
Interesting information. Thanks.
The Gambia river got its first and only bridge in 2019..
There are more than one bridge in The Gambia
Ah, so I was imagining standing on the Basse bridge....
@@HighlightsSemper She was talking about the bridge Senegal built to help people to go to the Casamance region easily
@@ibrahima6907 Yes when I looked up bridges across the river it said that bridge was the only one… I thought I had learned something new and interesting and wanted to share it I've never had the pleasure of being to the Gambia
@@dellaboca9737 as far as I know there are 2 completed bridges, one at Farafenni and one at Basse, additionally I was told the Northern and southern highways (southern I can confirm) have been completed and have tarmac.
The 1980's -
Senegal: Let's unite into one band.
Gambia, The - What should it be called?
Senegal - Senegambia confederation.
The Gambia: Yes.
*20 minutes later*
Senegal & The Gambia: I QUIT!
I’m surprised to get a video in my recommendation about Gambia, my coworker/friend moved to the us from there 2 years ago. It’s crazy how different life is there compared to here according to him
The Gambia*
Went to the Gambia on holiday 20 years ago. Absolutely love that country and the people
Gambia is a small country but it's a very peaceful country 🇬🇲🇬🇲 it's the smiling coast of west Africa
I live in Belgium and you are right 100% about Belgium
So Gambia is basically the most powerful river of them all.
It’s the most navigable because of her estuarine delta.. it’s salty (ocean water) almost half way into The Gambia with few rapids and falls
One correction: "cambio", although exists in a small portion in portugal, is more of a spanish word. "troca" is a better translation for "trade" in portuguese
Yeah, but the name of The Gambia is derived from cambio, not troca. Which was the whole point. At least that's one of the theories.
Could it be that "cambio" and "troca" are dialectical terms and the ones who named Gambia/The Gambia came from an area where cambio was used?
@@feliciapate7926 im thinking maybe "cambio" was more used at the time, gotta admit I'm not well versed into the evolution of the word in time
Also it takes a circumflex in Portuguese: câmbio. The rules for default accent are different in Spanish and Portuguese, so "cambio" in Portuguese would be stressed on the 'i'.
May be Cambio was commonly used in the past?
Hi am from The Gambia 🇬🇲 great work 👍🙌
Who else heard of Gambia from their shock victories in the AFCON 2022?
I visited The Gambia once. Very nice people. I highly recommend kachikally park
🙌🏾🇬🇲🇬🇲
I'm Colombian but a considerable part of my ancestry is Gambian (according to a genetic test). Hope to pay a visit my to cousins some day ;) 🇨🇴🇬🇲
You’re welcome
Lived there as a peace corps volunteer. Great people, beautiful beaches
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Could we say that the country The Gambia was a result of the British suppressing the slave trade in the 19. century?
. . . British parliament had around 1805 decided to end all slave trade across the ocean between continents. But the Royal Navy was busy with Napoleon at that time and started only after 1815 to actively suppress the slave trade. The base founded in 1816 on the river Gambia would have been an important help in this: many slaves had been exported from the river before, and IIRC Kunta Kinta, the ancestor of the author of "Roots" was believed by the author to have been among them.
This was informative and funny
Been to The Gambia for business a few times and it was very easy to like this country . One time I remember had to travel by car from Banjul to Bissau (Guinea/Bissau) and even though I had the visa for that country (GB) stayed at The Gambia/Senegal border because I didn’t had a visa for Senegal; even though I was just passing for a couple of hours! aww memories! 😅
A few things that caught my attention: the “special” tourism for elderly European ladies looking for some fun, its well deserved tittle of the smiling coast and finally , the customs agents , who every single time I arrived, started their conversation about soccer; then I understood why: they classified to the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by my country (Peru) in 2005! It was sui generis that someone abroad, especially in a continent where there is little commercial exchange with my country, know almost every area of my city! 😅 they practically knew the borough where I’m from 😂
🇬🇲 will always have a special place in my ❤️ since it was the first African country I’ve been to.
I’m a Gambian, currently in Japan. I’ve a lot Peruvian friends here in Japan…. One of the friendliest people I’ve ever met.
Yeah you right.. we actually smashed Brazil 3 to 1 in Peru. Those were wonderful times n I was just a kid at that time..lol
You're always welcome
Isn’t it *The* Gambia because it’s stationed around “The Gambia River”? So the name is basically “The Republic of The Gambia River” minus the “River”?
Its only called The Gambia to avoid confusion with Zambia.
It’s is Republic of The Gambia
Im Gambian y'all are both wrong no offence, the name originated from Senegambia
@@yassersalma9105 You're all wrong, it did not come from the word senegambia, that came after the alliance with gambia and senegal ( they also dedicated that alliance to a place called senegambia).And it is true that Its called The Gambia to avoid confusion with Zambia.
Apparently it's called "The Gambia" and not just "Gambia" to avoid confusion with Zambia, which it's one letter off.
Because as Africans we have refused to unite, we only see things from a tribal or clan point of view, that's why we have allowed our continent to still be divided into 54 countries.
I’m Gambian ❤🇬🇲
YES!!! This man is asking the right questions!!!
Pay attention to the very last statement : " Because America exists" . In other words there would have been no two separate countries if the American war of Independence did not take place . The Paris peace treaty following the war was signed on the same day , 1783 , when the treaty of Versailles separated what would become two countries .
Also , it's important to note that Casamance is derived from CASA MANSA ( Latin ) , meaning Cottage of the King , so you can clearly see the Portuguese influence .
If it’s just a River why can’t they build a really really long bridge over the country
Too expensive
That's illegal
There’s more land than river, based on percentage, Gambia has more land than US
Senegal built a Bridge over the Gambia river btw recently so it will help Senegalese people to go to the Casamance region easily now. They can also take a boat to go there btw (most people do that)
Funds are the problem
Yes I was answering quiz about maps then a question about Gambia came up..I was so confused I decided to search it up lol
Interesting. Thank You
I just love this Country called The Gambia, they respect themselves very well
L.. where u from, if u don't mind me asking 🙂
I am Gambian 🇬🇲 and I can say that this video is completely wrong. The kingdom of Gambia has existed for many centuries before the British and Gambian people are completely different from Senegalese, we speak a completely different and unintelligible language and have completely different customs and traditions
I live in The Gambia. I’m a black American and for the last 4 years, I’ve been stress free. It’s my home. You can start your own business and live on your own terms of done right 🤎🇬🇲🇬🇲🙏🏾💯
Gambia is one of our brother nations in Africa. We love Gambia and its people much. Much love to Gambia from Türkiye.
And I love Turkey, especially the language. 😊
When it says Britian established a base to better control the slave trade in 1816, this was to stop the slave trade. Britian abolished the slave trade in 1807 and tried to stop it in Gambia. Enslaved people captured on ships trying to ship them across the Atlantic were brought to Gambia and released. It was not, as seems implied by the video, in order for them to continue trading in slaves. They actively opposed it at this point with force.
haha good vid. as a Gambian this is quite accurate most parts. Well done