My Visit to West Gambia: Ghana Town
This is Ghana Town, based in Kombo North, Gambia. It is a Fishing Village where Ghanaian fisherman have been settled since 1957. They travelled from Cape Coast in Ghana to fish in the sea and sell it in Ghana.
I visited this village as part of a trip I took to West Gambia earlier this year. Here is a short photo essay of my time spent there.
Here you can see the fisher nets which are dried at the moment
This is how the fish is prepared which has been caught by Ghanaian Fishermen.
Here you can see the way the fishermen dry the fish in the sun
They use salt in order to keep flies away and keep it there for several hours
These are typical boats used to do the fishing
A take away store with typical snacks which can be found in Ghana, such as gari, a powder made out of dried cassava used in many Ghanaian dishes and bofrot a deep fried dumpling with a slightly sweet flavour.
Here you see a few Gambian-born Ghanaian children playing in the neighbourhood, some of them could already be the second generation.
Fishermen bring in the boats after a fishing trip, they are carried and push forward on wheels, and it takes all the fishermen to move a boat forward due to the vast weight.
Fish is packed and prepared for transport
What I enjoyed about this trip is the connection between Gambians and Ghanaians which is unknown to many in Ghana, therefore it was very interesting and enlightening. I also appreciated the techniques used to dry and pack the fish, and that after Ghanaians being there a lot of the culture has been maintained, such as the food and language.
