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The Gambia
General Resources, Education, History, Culture, Politics and Human Rights

• Access Gambia--Web Directory & Information (Saihu Semega-Janneh et al.)
  A comprehensive, general portal site for all things Gambian....including:
  Gambia Yellow Pages ; Maps ; and, News.
  
  
• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul, The Gambia)
  • The web site offers current information on upcoming meetings and an archive of documentation: reports and final communiques since 1987. Includes:
  • African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (See also: French version)
  • NGO Directory
  • National Institutions Directory
  
  
• African Union Banjul Summit, July 1-2, 2006: Official Site of 7th Session of the Assembly of African Heads of State & Government (The Gambia)
  
  
• ALMA: African Language Materials Archive: A joint project of the West African Research Center (Dakar, Senegal), Columbia University, CAORC--Council of American Overseas Research Centers, and UNESCO. (via DLIR--Digital Library for International Research, a project of the CAORC, Washington, DC, and The Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, Illinois)
  • A collection of electronic books in major languages of West Africa: Wolof, Mandinka, Moré, Dyula, and Pulaar. The archive was originally launched by the West African Research Center in Dakar.
  • See other resources for Wolof, Mandinka, and Pulaar below.
  
  
• Amnesty International on The Gambia--Profile & Updates (Washington, DC and New York)
  
  
• The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 1997 (Draft). PDF format. (via The Gambia Journal Online, Silver Spring, Maryland)
  -- See also: Gambia Law Directory (via Access Gambia, Saihu Semega-Janneh et al.)
  
  
• Cora Connection: The Manding Music Traditions of West Africa (David Gilden et al., USA)
  The home page of a Boston-based American "world music ensemble" led by kora player David Gilden; plus related links on the kora, educational programs, and concerts.
  
  
• Elections in The Gambia
  • African Elections Database -- The Gambia (Albert C. Nunley, via Tripod.Com, USA)
  • See also: Independent Electoral Commission below
  
  
• The Gambia and Relative Websites (Nijii Gambia, Momodou Camara, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • General information on The Gambia and useful links to institutions and cultural sites.
  • Gambian Culture and Art
  
  
• The Gambia Resource Page (Momodou Camara, DAPAMDA--Danish Association for Promotion of African Music, Drama & Art, Copenhagen)
  • An extensive web site of Gambia-related documents and links.
  • Association of Non Governmental Organizations--TANGO, Directory of Member Organizations (1996)
  • Bibliography of Gambia-related publications, 1977-1992 (Dr. David Gamble et al.)
  • Demographic profile of The Gambia (1988) (Richard A. Smiley)
  • Wolof and Mandinka Resources and Word Search
    See also: Preliminary report ...on Manding languages (2004) below.
  
  
• Google Books on Senegal and The Gambia -- Historical Sources
  • Adanson, Michel. A voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Gorée and the River Gambia. (1759)
    -- London: J. Nourse, 1759.
    
    
  • Durand, Jean Baptiste Léonard. A voyage to Senegal, or, historical, philosophical, and political memoirs, relative to the discoveries, establishments and commerce of Europeans in the Atlantic Ocean, from Cape Blanco to the River of Sierra Leone...Account of a journal from Isle St. Louis to Galam. (1806) -- London: Richard Phillips, 1806.
    
    
  • Jobson, Richard. The golden trade: or, a discovery of the River Gambra, and the golden trade of the Aethiopians. (1904) Edited by Charles G. Kingsley. -- Teignmouth ; Devonshire: E.E. Speight & R.H. Walpole, 1904.
    
    
  • Mollien, Gaspard Théodore. Travels in the interior of Africa, to the sources of the Senegal and Gambia: performed by command of the French Government, in the Year 1818. Edited by T.E. Bowdich.
    -- London: Henry Colburn & Co., 1820.
    
    
  • Poole, Thomas Eyre. Life, scenery and customs in Sierra Leone and the Gambia. Vol. I
    -and- Vol. II (1850) -- London: Richard Bentley, 1850.
  
  
• Government of The Gambia -- via "Republic of The Gambia, Office of The Gambian President"
  
  
• Independent Electoral Commission of the Republic of The Gambia (Banjul)
  
  
• Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa = Institut pour les droits humains et le développement en Afrique (Banjul, The Gambia)
  The website includes general information about the activities of the Institute and a few documents on the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. "The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa is a non-profit, non-governmental pan-African organisation headquartered in the Gambia. The Institute is committed to contributing to the development of the African human rights system through its programme activities.
  
  
• International Bureau of Education on The Gambia (UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Documents and resources on The Gambia (Reports and statistics)
  
  
• Web Resources for Mande languages. Web Resources for African Languages. (Jouni Filip Maho, Partille, Sweden)
  
  
• MANSA: Mande Studies Association (via Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas)
  • The website includes information about the association's publications and activities, its by-laws, a selection of photographs on Mande culture and daily life, a cultural map; plus related links. "[Founded in 1986] MANSA was organized to increase and encourage communication between scholars interested in all topics of study involving the Mande peoples of West Africa, and the neighbors with whom they interact on a regular basis."
  • MANSA Membership Directory (2007)
  • Actualités de la recherche au Mali. (Online)
    -- Bamako, Mali: Institut de recherche pour le développement, 2001- (Format PDF.)
  
  
• "A Preliminary Report of Existing Information on the Manding Languages of West Africa" (2004). By Terrence D. Sullivan. -- Dallas, Texas: SIL International, 2004. (PDF format)
  
  
• Mandinka Language Work Book. Written by Adam Njie, Bakary Camara, Muhammadou M.S. Bah ; edited by Sarjo Dumbuya. -- Washington, DC: Peace Corps/The Gambia, c2007. 83 pages in WORD format
  
  
• National Centre for Arts & Culture (Banjul, The Gambia)
  This site offers information about key historic sites, museums, and programs; plus, selected cultural news highlights events.
  
  
• For Pulaar, see: Fula Language on the Internet
  
  
• Republic of The Gambia: Office of The Gambian President -- State House Online (Banjul, The Gambia)
  • The Gambian Cabinet (List of ministers and their biographies)
    
    
  • NewGambia.gm -- Celebrating Fourteen Years of Development (1994-2008)
    
  • Department of State for Communications, Information & Information Technology (DOSCIT)
    
  • See also: Access Gambia Web Directory -- Government
  
  
• Gambia National Commission for UNESCO (2004) (Banjul, The Gambia)
  
  
• UNESCO World Heritage in Danger: The Gambia
  -- Cercles mégalithiques de Sénégambie = Stone circles of Senegambia (The Gambia)
  -- James Island and Related Sites (The Gambia)
  -- The complete World Heritage Site list for All Countries, 2006
  -- World Heritage Newsletter = La Lettre du Patrimoine Mondial. (Online) -- Paris: UNESCO World Heritage, 1993-
  
  
• United States Agencies on The Gambia
  • United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: The Gambia (2009)
    
  • United States. Department of State: Gambia Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
    
    
  • U.S. Embassy in Banjul, The Gambia
  
  
• University of The Gambia (Serrekunda, The Gambia)
  
  
• Wolof Language on the Internet (Columbia University Libraries)