observer.gm - Introduction Arguments have been made and evidence given by  students of history of education that Western Education in The Gambia did not start in 1823 by Hanna Killham in Bakau but in 1455 in Foni Kansala by the Portuguese settlers in this part of The Gambia. The aim of the author in this article therefore is to bring out facts and activities that led to the introduction of Western Education in The Gambia in years 1455-1661.  The second article (part 2) will then follow. The years 1455-1661...» view full story