Researcher Ensa Touray is a prominent Gambian historian and scholar. He obtained his bachelor of arts degree in history and English in 2004 and he obtained his master’s degree in 2007 from the University of the Gambia. He received his doctorate from the University of Ife, Nigeria. He majored in African History and wrote a thesis titled: “Foday Kaba: Nation Building and the Colonial Encounter 1875-1901.”
Currently, Touray is a lecturer in African History at the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of the Gambia. His areas of expertise include Africa in Global History Problem of Nation Building in Africa since Independence, and West Africa States and Empires. Dr. Touray also delivered several academic papers at both local and international fora. In 2015 he delivered a paper on “Anglo-French Boundary Commission And The British Military Expedition Against Foday Kaba And His Allied 1891-1898,” during the early bird round of the third international conference on advances in economics, social science, and human behavior study in Bangkok Thailand. In 2014, he also delivered a paper on “Africa in the Historical Context of Globalization: From Medieval to Modern Era.” During a conference organized by global hand United Kingdom. His many academic reaches include “Kombo Before the Colonial Era, Early Establishments and Socio-political Transformation.”
Dr. Touray is also a member of several professional organizations including the Council for the Development Of Social Science Research In Africa(CODESRI), as well as the Athens Institute For Education And Research And Institute Of Research Engineers And Doctors, USA. His insightful and in-depth knowledge about African history has led him to carry our periodic academic research works in neighboring West African countries.
