190 Britons arrive for ‘Back to our Roots’ tour

190 black Britons the weekend arrived in the Gambia for a week-long ‘Back to our Roots’ tour.  The group consists of young professionals from various walks of life and are led by Mr Erran Warden, the organizer of this tour who is also the founder of London Elite Forum (LEF).

London Elite Forum is a collection of top London promoters, social and business entrepreneurs that are working together for the benefit of others. Speaking with reporters at the airport upon arrival, Mr Warden said ‘Back to our Roots’ tour is just about coming back to the homeland to know more about the culture and visiting historical places saying "we are here to learn more about the Gambian society and culture.

We also want to have real African experiences in the Gambia." "As some of them have been away for too long, they want to discover their homeland which is Africa," Warden noted. According to Malick Mboob, Head of Media Relations at Global Properties, who are joint-organizers of this event, for this maiden edition of the tour they have put in place "modalities to make sure that the one week-long visit is interesting, educative and will also include investment opportunities for Gambia." He added that they are currently working in partnership with the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Investment who will spearhead the seminar that starts today.

Among other activities this maiden edition are a visit to Juffureh and James Island, the birth place of Kunta Kinteh, viewing of land and properties, a fashion show, and black history quiz competition.