The Gambia is said to employ more than 60% of her people in the agricultural sector a figure probably nice to hear but not pleasant to know most of those farmers cannot make ends meet and even those who do must extremely struggle year-in year-out. The unceasing nature of poverty, diseases and domestic and political violence are propel by the higher percentage of its ignorant population making her unsexy or even ugly.
Yes, it has rich, gigantic tropical forests, wide and arable Savannah lands totally supportive of habitation of any kind. What is however susprising is that many Gambians are still wallowing in abject poverty, treatable diseases and ignorance that proved to have suspended these people's dreams. The Gambia might be surrounded by Senegal at all its three sides but it's still has a large(r) part of the Atlantic Ocean and the one of the longest rivers in West Africa which divides the small country into two leaving her totally bless with numerous resources. Irrigation, fishing, transportation and many other domestic activities are made possible because of the Atlantic Ocean and it's very long river and other water sources such as bolongs, lakes to name just a few.
This natural conditions of the country prone her inhabitants to find self employed mechanisms such as fishing, agriculture, and transportation. Also because of her larger and beautiful beaches, many tourists are visiting these beauties yearly booming its GDP greatly.
The sexiness of The Gambia also lies in her hospitality. Even though "all" Africans are believed to be hospitable, Gambians proved to be even more hospitable given their only houses to the most unknown strangers or visitors. This might be principally why the beautifulness of her own beaches are still unknown and felt by many Gambians. They are immediately drove away by security officials from strolling their nature at the heavy sights of tourists who pairs with the security officials to make an uncondortable atmosphere for the hosts. This, as strange as it might seem to be, is the most truthful nature of the Gambian hospitality to her tourists! The beaches that are supposed to be the commons, are nearly privatized or under very intolerable government supervision that make it difficult to grasp any sense in it. As Gambians, it's has become customary for self identification before accessing the beaches and with even a more limited time. This pain is endured by all for whole period of the summer(the best time to enjoy the nature at the coast).
Another underlying problem of the small country is the lack of opportunities. The lack of opportunities for most people in The Gambia can be narrated in many ways, however, I choose to say the government has much to do. In any developmental scheme, whether in the formal or informal sectors, the government should kind of stand by its people, support them and make the realist their objectives through the provision of incentives and others. This is slim in the Gambian situation and made life difficult for especially the youths who are willing to provide more than what the dinner table will take. This has led to migration of the rural population into the urban centres making life much more difficult in those parts too.
Many youths are also compelled by this same scenarios to move outside The Gambia for better chances welcoming more adventures. These negative models are making The Gambia less sexy every second that passes by.
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