r/Gambia
How much should I give my friend if I want him to fry okra?
As a treat. I also want to get him jam
I'm going on a school trip to Gambia from England...anything I should know?
I'm aware of basic rules concerning vaccines, general safety and even religion since I live in a very diverse area. However I'm looking for some safety tips that might be useful? Im very aware that there are dangers that big city skills aren't always useful for. Any advice from locals/ anyone who's visited Gambia?? Im excited to go, just making sure I'm prepared.
I think it might be important to mention that I'm a woman, safety tips might be slightly different for women
thankyou :)
My name is Ebrima from west Africa
I'm born in Gambia known as the smiling coast of Africa 🌍.
My advice for everyone here is, " Never feel bad after choosing the right decision 😔"
Title: What agricultural machines are most needed in The Gambia today?
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to learn more about the agricultural sector in The Gambia, especially the machinery farmers rely on.
I'm curious:
- What agricultural machines are currently used the most?
- Which machines are difficult to find or too expensive to access?
- Are there any machines that farmers wish they had but simply aren't available?
- For those who own or rent machinery, what are the biggest challenges (maintenance, spare parts, fuel, availability, etc.)?
- If you could improve one thing about farm mechanization in The Gambia, what would it be?
I'd really appreciate hearing from farmers, equipment operators, agricultural businesses, or anyone with experience in the sector. Even if it's just your observations from your community, I'd love to hear them.
Thanks in advance!
Together, we can help create a pathway from homelessness
Humanitarian Outreach:
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Is there Airbnb’s in Gambia?
Traveling to Gambia in July and I wasn’t sure if they have Airbnb’s or hotels if someone can help me please!! Thanks
Roots of The Valley: Foundation (Book 1)
Hello, first-time author here. Just published my novel, Roots of The Valley which is a coming-of-age story about Gambian-American teens, martial arts, rivalry, friendships, brotherhood, and family. Would love to hear what you think about the cover.
Dakar à Banjul - Feedback Taxi 7 places vs Avion vs Bus
Dakar → Banjul (Gambie) : retour d'expérience – Mai 2026
Bonjour,
Voici mon retour d'expérience pour me rendre de Dakar (Sénégal) à Banjul (Gambie).
Informations valables en mai 2026. Les prix, horaires et procédures peuvent évoluer avec le temps. Vérifiez toujours les informations les plus récentes avant votre départ.
Option 1 : l'avion (moins de 200€ tout compris, 4h)
Pour ceux qui privilégient la rapidité, il existe des vols opérés par Air Peace entre Dakar et Banjul.
- Prix du billet : environ 120 à 150 USD
- Durée du vol : environ 50 minutes
- Quelques vols par semaine
Pour rejoindre Dakar depuis l'aéroport :
- Yango : environ 22 000 FCFA péage compris (environ 1h de trajet)
- Taxi : environ 25 000 FCFA (attention aux faux taxis)
- Bus Dem Dikk AIBD ↔ Dakar HLM / Grand Yoff : départ toutes les heures, 6 000 FCFA (horaires à vérifier sur le site de Dem Dikk)
- Train : une liaison ferroviaire est en cours de réalisation mais n'était pas encore opérationnelle lors de mon voyage
Point important : à l'aéroport de Banjul, une taxe/frais de sécurité est demandée aux passagers de toutes les compagnies aériennes, aussi bien à l'arrivée qu'au départ. Elle est de 20 USD ou 1 400 GMD. Prévoyez donc ce coût en plus du billet d'avion.
Entre l'aéroport de Banjul et la ville, le taxi coûte environ 1 000 GMD.
Option 2 : Taxi partagé / Taxi 7 places (de 15 à 100€ tout compris, 6-8h)
C'est l'option la plus économique, surtout à plusieurs.
Depuis Dakar, il faut se rendre à la gare routière des Baux Maraîchers.
Deux possibilités :
- Acheter une place individuelle : environ 7 000 FCFA par personne, mais il faut attendre que le véhicule soit rempli. L'attente peut parfois durer plusieurs heures.
- Privatiser le véhicule en payant les 7 places : environ 49 000 FCFA.
Le véhicule sera généralement une Peugeot 505 break ancienne génération :
- Pas de climatisation
- Vitesse généralement comprise entre 60 et 100 km/h
Trajet jusqu'à la frontière :
- Moins de 5h sans arrêt
- Moins de 6h avec une pause
Le taxi 7 places s'arrête à la frontière. Vous devez ensuite :
- Passer la frontière à pied.
- Prendre un taxi gambien jusqu'au ferry (moins de 30 minutes de route).
- Attendre le ferry (de quelques minutes à plus d'une heure selon l'affluence).
Tarif ferry piéton :
- 35 GMD par personne
Temps de traversée :
- Environ 20 minutes avec le ferry le plus rapide
- Jusqu'à 1h avec les plus anciens
Une fois à Banjul :
- Taxi jusqu'à votre destination finale : entre 400 et 800 GMD selon la destination.
Alternative économique :
- Bus 7 places partagé : environ 35 à 50 GMD par personne.
- Il faut toutefois connaître les correspondances à prendre (par exemple Banjul → Westfield puis Westfield → Traffic Light).
Dakar → Banjul, pour environ 8h de voyage.
À noter que mon chauffeur roulait particulièrement lentement (maximum 60 km/h). Avec un meilleur véhicule et un chauffeur plus rapide, le trajet peut probablement se faire en 6h environ.
Si vous voyagez à plusieurs, cette solution devient très intéressante.
Option 3 : Bus Dem Dikk Dakar ↔ Banjul (18€, 6h)
Bus Dem Dikk :
- 2 départs par jour (voir sur site)
- Tarif : 12 000 FCFA
C'est une excellente option à envisager, que vous voyagiez seul ou en groupe.
Bon voyage !
Scam artist who claims to help
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There is a spiritual healer and coach named Mr. DEMBO OR Samba in the tri-state area. He claims he is a 100 percent love specialist and can remove all kinds of black magic voodoo, and also gives permanent life protection
But all he does is set you up to take your money by putting you even more down and wrapping you around his finger. I have attached his business card, and He only answers on WhatsApp, which is weird.
Can I find a rental property without being scammed?
I'm looking on VRBO, but a lot of them do not have any reviews - big red flag.
I'm interested in booking a relatively large property with a private pool for 10 days, what's the best - and safest - way to do this?
Thanks friends!
Pay One-Time, Own Forever
Hey everyone,
Like a lot of side-project builders and small business owners here, I wanted a simple AI chatbot on my landing page to answer basic FAQs and customer support questions.
But when I started looking at existing software tools (like Chatway or ManyChat), I absolutely hated the pricing models. They want $20 to $50 every single month forever, they cap how many chats you can have, and they store all your sensitive customer conversations on their corporate servers.
I didn't want another monthly subscription, so I put together a lightweight, 5-file software bundle that completely solves this.
It lets you host your own chatbot engine on a free server account (like Render) in about 5 minutes. You just paste your business details into a plain text file (knowledge.txt), drop your own OpenAI API key into a config file, and you're good to go.
Because OpenAI’s underlying developer API is incredibly cheap (the gpt-4o-mini model costs fractions of a penny for thousands of words), your ongoing monthly software bill drops to basically zero. Plus, since you host it, no third-party company is reading your data. It's 100% private.
The absolute best part? Once the backend engine is running on your free host, you only have to copy and paste the code from ONE single file (widget.html) onto your website. It doesn't matter if you use WordPress, Shopify, or a custom-coded HTML/React landing page—you just paste it right before the </body> tag and a beautiful floating chat bubble appears.
I wanted to make this completely stress-free for non-technical creators who just want a copy-and-paste shortcut, so I packaged the source code folders, sample files, and a paint-by-numbers README guide into a single zip file.
I just put it live on Whop for a flat, one-time fee of $39 for anyone who wants to kill their chat app subscriptions: https://whop.com/joined/reso-ai/products/ai-customer-support-automation-for-businesses-with-websites
I’ll be hanging out in the comments, so if you have any questions about how the OpenAI API hook handles the knowledge file or how to drop it onto custom sites, let me know!