And did you know that The Gambia is way safer than the United States of America, has beaches to die for, still has a living population of chimpanzees and has the friendliest people on this planet. If there ever was a garden of Eden that's where it was. The climate is good all year, the food is great, the currency is ridiculously stable and and and you won't want to go home if you visit. (I love The Gambia - can you tell?)
Thanks for Appreciating my Country the way you did,I leave here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I just look at d Dutch as My country mate,we are so much similar!
Quite possibly the most ridiculous border in the world. I knew this history already so I came for the video footage of the river! This situation is a great example of how much post colonial African governments have failed to do simple, slightly bold things, to reshape the continent when it would be beneficial to the people. There is really no reason why Gambia and Senegal should not have immediately reunited after decolonization - other than certain leaders not wanting to give up their power and privilege.
Yes, an incredible opportunity was missed by African leaders after most countries gained independence in the 60's. The current messy borders would have been relegated to history
@@sakurakou2009 They actually merged to form the Senegambia Confederation in 1981 but was dissolved by Senegal in 1989 after the Gambia refused to move closer toward union. The Senegambia Confederation should not be confused with the historic Senegambia region, generally shortened to the Senegambia.
@@RisenAfrica Yes shouldn't be a confused matter senegambia the attempt confideration the main issue is Senegal still not fully independent which a problem for Gambia
@@pablodelsegundo9502 Thank you for this statement. When Africans tell our own stories, we re-write the stories in the history books that our children are still taught in schools. From my experience, who is telling the story, who is editing it, who is turning words into images, and who is publishing it matters just as much as the story itself.
5:28 THATS RIGHT BRITS, WE CRUSHED YOU AND GOT OUR INDEPENDENCE AND FIRED THE SHOTS THAT STARTED THE FIRST WAVE OF MASS DECOLONIZATION im sorry I don’t know what came over me Im usually not patriotic 😂
I truly enjoy the videos from Risen Africa but... the treaty of Versailles that ended the American Revolution in 1783 was never filmed as watching this video at 5:30 might lead you to believe. The video shown was archival footage of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI In 1919 and had nothing to do with the American Revolution. Ooops.
Nice. There are strange borders in europe, as well as Asia to. For example there's inner Mongolia or East Turkestan in China. The people of same ethnicity live in diferent countries. Or Switzerland where people from few bordering nations formed a separate country. Or Ukraine, whe russia is grabbing land and stealing people, also shifting its borders west right now.
I love watching ALL of your videos because I love educating my friends about African countries! Africa is my favorite continent which is why I love spreading facts about it! With this video I’m excited to educated everyone around me about the story about The Gambia! Thank you for this video!
Very interesting story. The fate of millions yet unborn, decided by European greed. Would be interesting to see u have a go at Nigeria. This particular division also have within an amalgamation with discontentment echoing down to this very day.
@@obeahman6286 They can do what they want, they are independent. And before you say: "Actually they do what France want, because the colonizers are monsters", in this case neither France nor GB care whether or not the two countries unites as far as I know. And MWMobile is referring to the 1982-1989 Senegambia confederation, which failed due to concerns in The Gambia, as stated in the video.
As always, thank you for enlightening us on topics that aren’t too common in the Eurocentric landscape of educational RUclips. I love your videos so much and it brings me so much joy seeing your channel grow Youre this close to 100K 🤏
Your comment about crossing another country to reach the same country reminds of when I was working in Timor Leste (East Timor) TL has an exclave in the western part of Timor Island. I remember having to go to work in my organisation’s office in the exclave. The only time I had to have a passport to go from one office to another. Like crossing The Gambia, the distance from the Timor Leste/Indonesian border to the next border is quite short - only about 50kms. So my first visit to Indonesia was for only for a few hours including stopping for lunch and our driver visiting some friends on our way.
Oh yes. East Timor. Another good example of a postcolonial border that would have been better for local citizens to forget and remove, but instead they have retained (and even reaffirmed it.). This is one of the strangest features of postcolonial history so far. There's been a real failure of leadership in most former colonies when what's really called for (if prosperity is the goal) is rethinking a reshaping borders not keeping colonial ones
@@ems7623 Virtually every Timorese person I have ever met would disagree. When Indonesia tried to do away with colonial border over 200,000 Ema Timor died over the 24 period of occupation. From some Timorese’s point of view Indonesia was a colonial power. While there are similarities between the peoples of the two parts of the island, there are differences. Different colonial history and experiences mean the peoples on this island are not the same. In fact I don’t think they have ever been the same. Prior to colonialism the people lived in different groups with different languages. I think that the enclave of Oecusse actually represents a particular language group, different from the rest of West Timor. I think the border does cut through traditional Bunak (a tiny proportion) and tetun terik speakers. So there are people in the border region in West Timor whose mother tongue is tetun terik, which is more associated with Timor Leste, but by and large the border does separate different language groups and people. While for their own prosperity it may be better if East and West Timores were one independent country, as far as I am aware neither the East nor West Timorese want this. Moreover Indonesia will fight tooth and nail to prevent it happening, as can be seen with the experiences of West Papua.
Glory be unto ELELOHEYISRA'EL YAHSHUAH HA'MOSHIACH. This is what these idiotic colonizers have done all over the world , they divided the same people over and over.
@@RisenAfrica Glory be unto ELELOHEYISRA'EL YAHSHUAH HA'MOSHIACH. It can have a really quick fix if all of us just have a nice talk and resolve everything. People just need to keep their selfishness behind and think beyond their colonial and other pasts. " cause the longer we are DIVIDED , someone or others will be UNITED FOREVER. "
Let Senegalese stop fooling in the media, Cassamasse is a Country and a large number of Gambian origin from Cassamasse. 100% sure Cassamasse will and shall always remain Cassamasse. Cassamasse should people should teach their kids on social media about their history. How can Gambia be in Senegal????¿¿¿¿¿ Heeee¿¿
Although the cannonball story seems far-fetched, it sounds exactly like what the British would do in such a “land grab” situation. Nice informative video 👍
I have never understood why Africans have kept borders that were drawn on a map in London . The OAU could have agreed to African borders and a single currency like a African Dollar and common language, like Swahili this would give the continent massive advantage and incentive to trade with other African nations not Europe or America or Asia.
The borders of Africa is like good morning my friends u better remove this borders let me see my brothers and sisters in Kenya or Tanzania or anywhere in Africa without difficulty 😂😂😂
Hey me brother. I belive it was The Treaty of Parish that ended the USA's war of independence from Bratain. The Treaty of Versailles ended the Firtst World War.
Hi brother. Many thanks for the heads up. There was a different Versailles treaty in the 1700s. Together with the Treaty of Paris of 1783, they ended the American Revolutionary War. The British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion.
@@lenyvaz6401 surviving is not the same as thriving. A injured animal in the wild could probably survive until another animal comes along and decides that it's time. Can you imagine a country like Gambia sitting at the negotiations table with someone like China! It's not like you wasn't one country before. I'm just saying put it back the way it was supposed to be before the slave masters decided otherwise. Remember there's reason they split every country up into small stand alone countries.
I like The Gambia it's very nice pace friendly people and guaranteed sun and se is warm in Dec/Jan for swim, snorkel, etc. etc. But watch out if you go the local tat as the HIV rates over these are very high, rubber up.
I already moved there and it was the best decision I made thanks
I have to visit before the end of this year! 🙂
Hi I’m Gambian and I’m so glad you love our country
And did you know that The Gambia is way safer than the United States of America, has beaches to die for, still has a living population of chimpanzees and has the friendliest people on this planet. If there ever was a garden of Eden that's where it was. The climate is good all year, the food is great, the currency is ridiculously stable and and and you won't want to go home if you visit. (I love The Gambia - can you tell?)
I can relate sir 👍🏻😊🇬🇲🌍
You're love for The Gambia is radiating @Steve😀 Many thanks!
Me too😂
Thank you 😊
Thanks for Appreciating my Country the way you did,I leave here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I just look at d Dutch as My country mate,we are so much similar!
Quite possibly the most ridiculous border in the world. I knew this history already so I came for the video footage of the river!
This situation is a great example of how much post colonial African governments have failed to do simple, slightly bold things, to reshape the continent when it would be beneficial to the people. There is really no reason why Gambia and Senegal should not have immediately reunited after decolonization - other than certain leaders not wanting to give up their power and privilege.
Yes, an incredible opportunity was missed by African leaders after most countries gained independence in the 60's. The current messy borders would have been relegated to history
I didn't wait a second when I saw the notification pop up. Love from "The Gambia" don't forget the proper noun 😄♥️🇬🇲
Happy to hear 😀 Cant wait to visit! Yes the 'The' in The Gambia completes the name, without it, the name isn't complete🙂
As Senegalese I wish us African would fix our border problems. Great video 🇸🇳❤️🇬🇲.
True @Bab's JOB! There's so much that can be done to make Africans more united. Many thanks
The Gambia 🇬🇲 my homeland
Glad to hear @Ebrima Jabbi
I love how educational this was to learn. These videos are great for learning things you didn’t expect to learn.
Happy to hear this @Brittainy Yeakle.. Many thanks!
I think Gambia should just join Senegal. I can see from the map that they are one people . The may have many things in common.
True! They have so much in common. The differences that exist today were brought upon them by colonialists
@@RisenAfrica is their reason they didnt became one country ?
@@sakurakou2009 They actually merged to form the Senegambia Confederation in 1981 but was dissolved by Senegal in 1989 after the Gambia refused to move closer toward union. The Senegambia Confederation should not be confused with the historic Senegambia region, generally shortened to the Senegambia.
@@RisenAfrica
Yes shouldn't be a confused matter senegambia the attempt confideration the main issue is Senegal still not fully independent which a problem for Gambia
I've always wanted to visit The Gambia
You are always welcome to the smiling coast of Africa 🇬🇲♥️
The Gambia is so beautiful! One of Africa's best for sure
I second this @Muhammed! Cheers
Do it, it's great!
You will be highly welcome 🙏
Just got off the train, watching this video is the first thing in doing 😌
Awesome!! :-)
It's really nice to see more content on Africa. I hope you do some documentaries! African history and culture is fascinating!
Happy to hear @Devin W.. Sure! I have a couple already on my list. Will get to them asap.
I really appreciate the volume of quality African videos BY actual Africans, not clout chasing tourists.
@@pablodelsegundo9502 Thank you for this statement. When Africans tell our own stories, we re-write the stories in the history books that our children are still taught in schools. From my experience, who is telling the story, who is editing it, who is turning words into images, and who is publishing it matters just as much as the story itself.
5:28 THATS RIGHT BRITS, WE CRUSHED YOU AND GOT OUR INDEPENDENCE AND FIRED THE SHOTS THAT STARTED THE FIRST WAVE OF MASS DECOLONIZATION
im sorry
I don’t know what came over me
Im usually not patriotic 😂
Lol 😂😂 Good one @May
Thanks for the video.
African nation's borders are really a mess
No doubt @Mark Michira.. So much can be done to make Africans more united. Borders would be my first pick
Gambia must be simply abolished as a ridiculous relic of british colonialism.
I truly enjoy the videos from Risen Africa but... the treaty of Versailles that ended the American Revolution in 1783 was never filmed as watching this video at 5:30 might lead you to believe. The video shown was archival footage of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI In 1919 and had nothing to do with the American Revolution. Ooops.
Snap! Many thanks for the heads up @Greg😀 Makes perfect sense
Very good information
Thanks lot.
Watching from India.Ashok Varhadi
So nice of you @ashok. You are most welcome!
It’s up to us Africans to redraw our own boarders
Very well said @Cartier.. Cheers!
very enjoyable video bro
Appreciate it mate! Happy to hear
Nice. There are strange borders in europe, as well as Asia to. For example there's inner Mongolia or East Turkestan in China. The people of same ethnicity live in diferent countries. Or Switzerland where people from few bordering nations formed a separate country. Or Ukraine, whe russia is grabbing land and stealing people, also shifting its borders west right now.
Many thanks @Oleksandr.. Didn't know about the one in Mongolia
I love my only beautiful Gambia....We are the smiling people from Africa,, Greeting to ya'all from barcelona top top
Greetings @Blue scorpion Happy to hear
With big appreciation, and tha u 2....
I love watching ALL of your videos because I love educating my friends about African countries! Africa is my favorite continent which is why I love spreading facts about it! With this video I’m excited to educated everyone around me about the story about The Gambia! Thank you for this video!
So nice of you @BaDdeST.. Meant a lot reading this. My pleasure.
Do you watch Jim Nduruchi
@@RisenAfrica do you watch Afrimax English
Very interesting story. The fate of millions yet unborn, decided by European greed.
Would be interesting to see u have a go at Nigeria. This particular division also have within an amalgamation with discontentment echoing down to this very day.
Yep, and modern day countries, Russia, China and the US, still try to divy up the world into their spheres of influence.
Then they should have remained one nation when they had the chance. Apparently, the Africans liked the configuration.
@@WillmobilePlus Help me here. When we're they ever given this chance to remain one peaceful nation?
@@obeahman6286 They can do what they want, they are independent.
And before you say: "Actually they do what France want, because the colonizers are monsters", in this case neither France nor GB care whether or not the two countries unites as far as I know.
And MWMobile is referring to the 1982-1989 Senegambia confederation, which failed due to concerns in The Gambia, as stated in the video.
@@obeahman6286 Did you miss the part where they formed a federation, and the Gambia left?
Excellent video idea
Cleared it up very well 👍🏻
Great to hear @Omar Elazab! My pleasure😀
Should be a single country
Believe so too
As always, thank you for enlightening us on topics that aren’t too common in the Eurocentric landscape of educational RUclips. I love your videos so much and it brings me so much joy seeing your channel grow
Youre this close to 100K 🤏
My pleasure @May I'm so glad you're finding the videos helpful. Thank you so much for always watching 😀
@@RisenAfrica thank you so much for always uploading 😆 ❤️
Is beautiful story🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳❤️✊🏿
Your comment about crossing another country to reach the same country reminds of when I was working in Timor Leste (East Timor) TL has an exclave in the western part of Timor Island. I remember having to go to work in my organisation’s office in the exclave. The only time I had to have a passport to go from one office to another.
Like crossing The Gambia, the distance from the Timor Leste/Indonesian border to the next border is quite short - only about 50kms. So my first visit to Indonesia was for only for a few hours including stopping for lunch and our driver visiting some friends on our way.
Really interesting @brontew cat to hear Timor Leste has a similar border anomaly with The Gambia.. Many thanks
Oh yes. East Timor. Another good example of a postcolonial border that would have been better for local citizens to forget and remove, but instead they have retained (and even reaffirmed it.).
This is one of the strangest features of postcolonial history so far. There's been a real failure of leadership in most former colonies when what's really called for (if prosperity is the goal) is rethinking a reshaping borders not keeping colonial ones
@@ems7623 Virtually every Timorese person I have ever met would disagree. When Indonesia tried to do away with colonial border over 200,000 Ema Timor died over the 24 period of occupation. From some Timorese’s point of view Indonesia was a colonial power.
While there are similarities between the peoples of the two parts of the island, there are differences. Different colonial history and experiences mean the peoples on this island are not the same. In fact I don’t think they have ever been the same. Prior to colonialism the people lived in different groups with different languages. I think that the enclave of Oecusse actually represents a particular language group, different from the rest of West Timor. I think the border does cut through traditional Bunak (a tiny proportion) and tetun terik speakers. So there are people in the border region in West Timor whose mother tongue is tetun terik, which is more associated with Timor Leste, but by and large the border does separate different language groups and people.
While for their own prosperity it may be better if East and West Timores were one independent country, as far as I am aware neither the East nor West Timorese want this. Moreover Indonesia will fight tooth and nail to prevent it happening, as can be seen with the experiences of West Papua.
I really enjoyed this. Thank you. 🙂
I'm so glad! You are very welcome🙂
Thank you for this information!
Most welcome @Michael Colart. My pleasure
Kunta Kinte’s home 🇬🇲
Exactly🙂
@@RisenAfrica his village in jufureh is north of the river.
From uk I’m Senegalais and we all the same big respect for Gambia
You bet!
Very interesting. Thank you!
Much appreciated @JustFluffyQuilting
Well explained, the Gambia 🇬🇲
Most welcome @speak up. Cheers!
Glory be unto ELELOHEYISRA'EL YAHSHUAH HA'MOSHIACH.
This is what these idiotic colonizers have done all over the world , they divided the same people over and over.
Seriously needs a quick fix
@@RisenAfrica Glory be unto ELELOHEYISRA'EL YAHSHUAH HA'MOSHIACH.
It can have a really quick fix if all of us just have a nice talk and resolve everything. People just need to keep their selfishness behind and think beyond their colonial and other pasts.
" cause the longer we are DIVIDED , someone or others will be UNITED FOREVER. "
Let Senegalese stop fooling in the media, Cassamasse is a Country and a large number of Gambian origin from Cassamasse.
100% sure Cassamasse will and shall always remain Cassamasse.
Cassamasse should people should teach their kids on social media about their history.
How can Gambia be in Senegal????¿¿¿¿¿ Heeee¿¿
Although the cannonball story seems far-fetched, it sounds exactly like what the British would do in such a “land grab” situation.
Nice informative video 👍
Great point😂 Many thanks!
Why is King Haile Sellasie regarded as the God of Rastafarians
Great topic idea! Many thanks!
I have never understood why Africans have kept borders that were drawn on a map in London . The OAU could have agreed to African borders and a single currency like a African Dollar and common language, like Swahili this would give the continent massive advantage and incentive to trade with other African nations not Europe or America or Asia.
The borders of Africa is like good morning my friends u better remove this borders let me see my brothers and sisters in Kenya or Tanzania or anywhere in Africa without difficulty 😂😂😂
OK. I have a question. Is Gambia the only territory where Muslims speak English as their natural language?
My home land beautiful, I am unique.
No doubt @Camara!
Great video but Gambians say the River is named after the indigenous ruler Cambi Jassey.
Thanks for this information @aaron rozelle Cheers!
Hey me brother. I belive it was The Treaty of Parish that ended the USA's war of independence from Bratain. The Treaty of Versailles ended the Firtst World War.
Hi brother. Many thanks for the heads up. There was a different Versailles treaty in the 1700s. Together with the Treaty of Paris of 1783, they ended the American Revolutionary War. The British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion.
Well done!
I'm a simple man I see 🇸🇳 I click
Awesome to hear😂 Many thanks @Serigne
@@RisenAfrica great video I've lived here for so long and I didn't know this
Love your recent use of animations!
Glad you noticed @kjul😀 Many thanks!
The Gambia smiling coast of Africa my homeland One love ✌❤❤❤❤
One love @Musa Tunkara
Decolonise Africa, reject colonial borders
Nice informative video! Keep it up :)
Much appreciated @William Muk.. Glad you enjoyed it. Will do :-)
Interesting Country and information!!
It really is! Many thanks @ILL State Fishing
The native Americans never gained independence.
Love the knowledge you bestow on us. I can't thank you enough for what you do, bless you pal!
Blessings well received @The Bioreligiotomist My pleasure😀
🇬🇲 🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲❤️💘
Cheers @fatou jatta
great video!! thank you for making this, your channel is so insightful
You're so welcome! Glad to hear😀
DIVIDE & CONQUER SMH
aah the British again. The culprit of messed up boarders hahaha
The gift that keeps on giving😂
Wow.
Please video of fictitious federal state of west Africa, Sahedane...
Very interesting.. Will look it up. Many thanks @Mansa Musa
@@RisenAfrica 👍🏿🖤
Nice video
Many thanks @luis.. Cheers!
Excellent work as always, thank you for all your hard work!
My pleasure @Sven Markert! Many thanks for all the support brother
The name Gambia is not from Portuguese you better do more research
Didn't say it was sir.. Portuguese was just one of several likely sources I mentioned
@@RisenAfrica correct
love the animation at 2:04, great content as always!
great
Many thanks @Savage
🇬🇲🇸🇳
You bet!
Jambo Africa
Jambo @The Tales Afrika
@@RisenAfrica za kushinda
@@ThePrime_CS salama salimini
I think Senegal should annex Gambia. These small countries can't stand alone on the world stage.
Leave us alone, if we wish to be independent, it's our choice, we've been round for years and more to come in the future. The Gambia is INDEPENDENT
Silly comment, can't stand alone and how did they survive for decades.
@@lenyvaz6401 surviving is not the same as thriving. A injured animal in the wild could probably survive until another animal comes along and decides that it's time.
Can you imagine a country like Gambia sitting at the negotiations table with someone like China!
It's not like you wasn't one country before. I'm just saying put it back the way it was supposed to be before the slave masters decided otherwise. Remember there's reason they split every country up into small stand alone countries.
Gambia was not a the same land with Senegal even before European arrival
Your country is the one the will annex
How can a river be a country
Something called the British empire happened
Good question
Great answer!
Colonialism at its best
Yeah, tell me about it. Its effects are still very present
And there are 26 gambians for each finish women in The Gambia 🤣 and 26 finish women for a gambian man in Finland 🤭😂
Good one😂😂😂
Stop 🛑 the Fabrication pls
You think lying is cute?
I like The Gambia it's very nice pace friendly people and guaranteed sun and se is warm in Dec/Jan for swim, snorkel, etc. etc. But watch out if you go the local tat as the HIV rates over these are very high, rubber up.
Beautiful place, The Gambia!
“HIV aids “ ? You’re a pathological liar
🔥🔥🔥
Much appreciated @Mister Kay
The name Gambia is a mandinka name a major tribe in Gambia this name is far older than the Portuguese
Great to know!
lol 😂 why do you guys like to claim ownership of everything?
@@bahdembo1171 what do you mean by claiming owner ship
Love the content, but please do something about the sound
Working on upgrading our gear @Ch0ckl8.. What specifically about the audio was unsettling?