Busumbala , also known as Old-Busumbala, is a small town in western Gambia.

[1] During the Soninke-Marabout Wars, Busumbala was a Soninke[2] town and the capital of the King of Kombo, Suling Jatta.

On June 24th 1855, it was attacked by a Marabout force under the Mandinka commander Fode Kaba Doumbouya.

[3] In Busumbala, the women generally handle agriculture and products consumed locally, while the men work in agriculture and grow crops for commercial reasons to make money.

Pupil registration took place in September 2023 and the first classroom opened in October 2023.