Gambia: UNITE official urges action to preserve Bainounka heritage –

By: Sering Mass Jallow

Tombong Saidy, a senior executive member of the Unite for National Integrity, Transformation and Equality (UNITE), has called on the Gambian government to take urgent measures to safeguard the Bainounka people, warning that their cultural identity faces a serious threat.

Saidy said the Bainounkas are among the earliest settlers of The Gambia and original custodians of the Senegambia region, whose culture and language have significantly shaped the country’s…