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African Studies and African Country Resources @ Pitt

This guide provides selected high-quality resources on the global, political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the continent of Africa and its countries. It features individual country pages as well as sources searchable by topic or country.

Flag of Gambia

National Profile Sources

Government E-Portal
Official web site of the Government of the Republic of Gambia
Central Bank of Gambia
African Development Bank Group
Profile and reports on Gambia from this multilateral finance organization established in 1964

Gambia and U.S. Relations

Embassy of Gambia
Official web site of the Embassy of Gambia
U.S. Department of State
Information collections on Gambia
CIA World Factbook
Country Profile

Books

Gambia, the Money and Banking by World Trade Press
Call Number: Available Online
Gambia, the Media, Internet and Telecommunications Complete Profile by World Trade Press
Call Number: Available Online
Gambia, the Society and Culture Complete Report by World Trade Press
Call Number: Available Online

Maps

Cultural Information

National Geographic
Information and articles on Gambia with images
Ethnologue
Catalogue of world languages
UNESCO
Gambia properties on the United Nations Scientific Educational and Cultural Organization World Heritage List

News Sources

All Africa
Based in Africa, this source produces and aggregates news from over 130 African organizations
The Point
Independently published newspaper in Gambia
New York Times
Times Topics: Gambia
The Guardian
Articles and online resources on Gambia in this U.K. daily focusing on world news

RSS Feed - Gambia

News Updates from All Africa

Blogs

Gambia News Online
Non-partisan blog published by a journalist of Gambia