Central River · town
Brikama Ba
Also recorded as Brikamaba
A Central River livestock-market town named on a proposed road link, distinct from Brikama in West Coast.
Gathering what this circle has shared so far.
Chapter 01
2019-2026 project listing
Brikama Ba in two Central River networks
The agriculture ministry identifies Brikama Ba in Lower Fulladu as a weekly livestock-market location. Its sector account describes rural loumos as links between producers, dealers and larger terminal markets. The Brikama Ba listing is evidence of that market node at the time, not a history of its founding or proof of every trading route.
The government projects register names Brikama Ba on a proposed Sutukoba-Chamoi Kunda-Brikama Ba-Wellingara road section. The register also says this replaced an earlier planned Gambisara route. That is evidence of changing infrastructure plans, not completion or an observed benefit. This Central River town must not be confused with West Coast Brikama.
A familiar name, a remembered voice. What would you add to the story of Brikama Ba?
Add your memoryChapter 02
2023, with practice continuing informally today
New arenas for an old wrestling tradition
The Gambia Wrestling Association and the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry completed a European Union-funded, three-year culture-support project. On 24 November 2023 the project handed over newly built wrestling arenas at a ceremony held in Farafenni, distributing venues to Farafenni itself, to Brikama Ba in the Central River Region, and to a third West Coast location. An EU official's remarks framed traditional sport as part of the country's own identity and economic development, not only entertainment, and one speaker called wrestling one of the Gambia's oldest sports.
A photographed image of wrestlers grappling on a Gambian beach, outside any formal arena, is a reminder that the sport's everyday practice was, and by that 2013 date still was, never confined to purpose-built venues alone.
Sourced media: New arenas for an old wrestling tradition
Gambian wrestlers on the beach
Traditional wrestlers grappling on a beach in the Gambia, 2013.
Gisela Gerson Lohman-Braun. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: File: Gambian wrestlers on the beach (11135266145).jpg
Terranga. There is room for you here.
What does Brikama Ba
mean to you?
A name you remember. A photograph in a drawer. A voice you want the next generation to hear. You do not need a complete history to add something meaningful.
From nearby or far away, in the language that feels like home. New contributions are reviewed with care before they appear.
A place at the table
The Brikama Ba guest book
A greeting from afar. A familiar corner. Someone you remember.
Words from the circle
Community memories and greetings, not independently verified historical findings.
Opening the guest book...