Africa, World

Kunta Kinte (or Kunta Kunte) is the central character of the best seller novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, and of the...

Every year in the Sahel region of West Africa, hundreds of thousands of children die, and malnutrition means millions of others will live on with...

In their sustained drive to be more customer-friendly as well as to be more customer-responsive, GAMBEGA Ltd has recently launched an innovative and...

African nations regularly fall to the bottom of any list measuring economic activity, such as per capita income or per capita GDP, despite a wealth...

Over the last decade, relations between Asia and Africa have grown tremendously. This growing relationship has largely been driven by Asias two...

Introduction The Heads of States of six countries in West Africa, as part of the fast-track approach to integration, decided in Accra, Ghana, April...

History The Republic of The Gambia on the west coast of Africa is located on two banks of the River Gambia. With a population of about 1.5 million...

The economy of Africa consists of the trade, industry, and resources of the peoples of Africa. As of July 2005, approximately 887 million people were...

Until the middle of the nineteenth century the recognised method of payment in The Gambia was by Cowrie Shells. The earliest forms of coin were brass...

The Gambia has no important mineral or other natural resources and has a limited agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and...