The Soninke people are a West African Mande-speaking ethnic group found in Mali, southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea. They speak the Soninke language, also called the Serakhul
Diobé, ruler of Soninke colonial era town of Bakel, with his advisors (1887–1888)
A Soninke man c. 1890, sketched by a French officer
A Soninke woman, an 1853 sketch by David Boilat [fr]
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is bounded by Senegal on all sides except f
Soninke people
…The Soninke (Sarakolleh) people are a West African Mande-speaking ethnic group found in Mali, southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea (especially Fouta Djallon). They speak the Soninke language, also called the Serakhulle or Azer language, which is one of the Mande languages…
Senegambian stone circles (megaliths) run from Senegal through The Gambia. They are described by UNESCO as "the largest concentration of stone circles seen anywhere in the world".
The British Governor, George Chardin Denton (1901–1911), and his party, 1905
Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
The Gambia's wildlife, like this green monkey, attracts tourists