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Looking back: young boy leaves the gold mines of Senegal, to cross the River Gambia, after a long days work

‘The section from Kedougou to Mako is known as ‘gold country’. For centuries the land on either side of the river has been continually pock marked by thousands of narrow mine shafts. We were warned about camping in these lawless areas, filled with anxious men and women, eyes bent on gold and not toContinue reading “Looking back: young boy leaves the gold mines of Senegal, to cross the River Gambia, after a long days work”

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Press: River Gambia keeps on flowing… on Maptia.com

‘And yet, as we knelt and drank the clear water from where it first gathers in the sunlight, bubbling up from the giant natural cisterns beneath us, we felt that our source-to-sea journey had really begun… .’ Jason Florio – Maptia.com With thanks to Jonny Miller, and all at Maptia, for a beautifully laidContinue reading “Press: River Gambia keeps on flowing… on Maptia.com”