The other ethnic groups in Gambia make up around 4% of the
population. Toubab generally means
white European.
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
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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