In the 13th century, on the Gambian territory of our days were living the tribes Wolof, Fulani and Malinke. In 1455, Portuguese explorers discovered the Gambia River, and later, in the 17th century, British traders settled in these territories. Currently, Gambia is a mixture of tribes, each speaking its own language: the majority tribe is Mandinka (38% – this tribe founded the empire of Mali as well), Fula (21%), Wolof (18%), Jola (4, 5%) – the current president (who just lost the elections from December 2016) belongs to this tribe and other smaller tribes. Read more