Posted on February 1, 2020
Okay, these two African countries are odd, aren't they? The Gambia is basically the two shores of the Gambia River - a separate country from Senegal, which is the nation surrounding The Gambia.
Why aren't they one nation?
Well, as you might guess, it goes back to European nations and the profit-driven colonies they snatched and grabbed all over the world. In this case, France had originally established trade centered on the Senegal River, and England on the Gambia River. Each tried to conquer the other's territory for more than two centuries, but to no avail.
When Senegal and The Gambia became independent (in 1960 and 1964, respectively), they recognized problems inherent in their odd shapes and sizes...By the early 1980s leaders in both nations felt it would benefit everyone if they could form a loose confederation called Senegambia.
On this date in 1982, Senegambia was indeed founded. But when The Gambia showed no interest in eventually uniting, Senegal dissolved the confederation.
Check out The Gambia and Senegal:
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| Above: The Gambia River Below: Of course The Gambia has a lot of interesting and beautiful wildlife. |
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| Above: The Gambia has resorts for tourists. Below, next two: People live in modern cities, in towns and villages, and in rural areas. |
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| Above: Rivers are important to every nation. Below: Senegal is one of the fashion hubs of Africa. |
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| Above: Tourists gawk at Pink Lake, which is super salty and which has a lot of bacteria that makes it pink! Below: Tourists also love to take safaris and photograph all sorts of wonderful wildlife. |
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| Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. |
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