The other
ethnic groups in
Gambia make up around 4% of the
population.
The Lebanese
This group began to
move into West Africa in late 19th century. Because of the Lebanese
war there was a second influx of people who came effectively as
refugees. This group is engaged in all manner of top and middle
level business activities though you rarely find them engaged in very
small scale shop activities as you might see the
Fulani in. The vast
majority are Muslims though some are
Christians.
Mauritanians
They are mainly
engaged in the fields of shop-keeping, wholesale traders and
jewellery
making and they can be found mostly in the Greater
Banjul area and
Kombos.
Europeans (Toubab)
This group
(which features many retired folk) is mostly engaged in running bars,
guesthouses and
fishing businesses. Locally they are known as Toubabs.
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