Dr. Jeggan C. Senghor, a Gambian Senior Research Fellow at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, has published a second book in one year. The title of this study is ‘The Politics of Senegambian Integration, 1958 – 1994’ a subject much closer to home. The book is the first volume in the Africa in Development Series which was launched in July 2007 by the publishers, Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, for which Dr. Senghor serves as Series Editor.
As stated in the back cover blurb ‘This study focuses on the experience in state-managed cooperation and integration between The Gambia and Senegal. Specifically, it examines the nexus between national politics in The Gambia and inter-state cooperation in Senegambia; that is, the impact and implications of politics in The Gambia on the processes of cooperation with Senegal in functional areas’. In this regard, the study explores two themes simultaneously, namely, the evolution of politics in The Gambia from the colonial era to the end of the First Republic and the twists and turns in interactions between the two governments in their efforts to work out a mutually accepted modus vivendi. Among many others, of particular interest are the discussions on the negotiations on the United Nations report in 1964 and the rise and demise of the Senegambia Confederation, 1981 – 1989.

This book should be of interest not only to students of Gambian and Senegambian affairs but to policy makers and indeed the general reading public. A detailed review is planned as is a formal launch in Banjul in coming months. It will then be available in local bookshops but, in the meantime, interested parties can consult the announcement issued by the publishers in February when the study was released.

This book should be of interest not only to students of Gambian and Senegambian affairs but to policy makers and indeed the general reading public. A detailed review is planned as is a formal launch in Banjul in coming months. It will then be available in local bookshops but, in the meantime, interested parties can consult the announcement issued by the publishers in February when the study was released.

“Once again we congratulate our compatriot Dr. Senghor on this major achievement. His efforts should inspire other Gambian scholars to undertake serious academic research on different aspects of life and society in our country. We should not let others do it for us when we have so much talent (hidden) in our midst. We are certain that this prolific scholar will continue to do our country proud.”