The Gambia

I am the only woman to survive the Joola tragedy

It is something that those who didn't experience it will never forget, let alone those of us who did. There were 22 of us rescued by the fishermen, but I was the only woman. It was very, very hard. The night before travelling on the

The dilemmas facing a young Gambian female footballer

Ajara Samba says she is combining her university studies, working and playing top-flight football in The Gambia to give herself as many options as possible in the future. The soft-spoken 22-year-old plays for first division giants Red