Mamadi Maniang Highway is one of the Gambia’s busiest thoroughfares in the Greater Banjul Area but for decades now, officials, businesses and people in the street could not avoid repeating the mistake of referring to this boisterous highway, named after the founder of Old Jeshwang, as Mamadi Manjang Highway.
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GACH To Illuminate Bato Kunku With Streelights Worth Nearly D1M
GACH Mining on Friday set the ball rolling for the brightening of Bato Kunku after it handed over 150 streetlights to the community. The items were presented to the village in a colourful ceremony witnessed by, among others, local leaders such as the councillor of Sanyang Ward Boto Bojang, Alkalo[Read More…]
Bainunka Language Under Threat Of Extinction
One of the oldest languages spoken in The Gambia is currently under a threat of disappearing. Bainunke language is said to be one of the first languages used by those who first peopled Banjul. The language is now fading fast into the confines of history as it hugely decreases in[Read More…]