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People take part in the Senegambia Cross-border Friendship Festival, known as the Niumi Badiya Festival, in Toubacouta, Senegal, 31 May 2025. The Niumi Badiya Festival, organized in partnership with the Gambia, showcases the cultural similarities and differences between the neighboring countries. The geographic area known as Senegambia was split during the 19th century after Senegal was colonized by the French, and the Gambia colonized by the British. Senegal and Gambia share historical, cultural, and ancestral ties and a diversity of people which includes the Wolof, Serere, Peul, Tukulor, Mandinkas, Soninkes, Jolas, and Bainunkas. (Photo by Jérôme Favre/EPA/EFE)
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