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...south of their own country, because the ferry route lops more than 500 km off the trip from the capital of Dakar. The shortcut was abruptly closed in mid-August after Gambia doubled ferry charges. "The Gambians just woke up one day and increased the price of crossing," says Kebba Fall, a money changer in the Senegalese border town of Keur Ayib. "It's too expensive. We cannot take it." When Senegalese truckers complained, border police blocked Gambian-registered vehicles from entering Senegal. Gambian authorities retaliated by barring Senegalese vehicles from Gambia. "The Senegalese think they can rule us," says...
...believe it? We took the Feb. 14 issue of TIME dealing with Roots across the Gambia River into Juffure. The village griot, or storyteller, has died, but the family picture was enjoyed by all: Binta Kinte, Karafa Kinte, Fatou Kinte, Kebba Madi Kinte, Demba Kinte, Yusupha Kinte, Yaya Kinte...
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