When you glance at a map of West Africa, one border stands out as unusually narrow and oddly shaped — The Gambia. It’s often ...

In this episode of General Knowledge I talk about the odd borders of the smallest country in continental Africa: The Gambia ... exists only across the Gambia River and is surrounded on all ...

It is the smallest country on mainland Africa, with a narrow, elongated shape that follows the Gambia River, which flows through the center of the country into the Atlantic. The strip of land ...

Stretching along the north bank of the Gambia River, the biosphere reserve lies adjacent to Senegal’s Delta de Saloum Biosphere Reserve in the north. Within its boundaries, mangroves dominate the ...

The city is actually located on St Mary’s Island (also Banjul Island), at the point where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Banjul offers an impressive blend of cultural attractions ...