Errekunda, Gambia — Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, or FGM, which would make the West African nation the first country ...

SERREKUNDA, Gambia — Three women were charged in Gambia over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, the police said, in the first such case since the country ...

Lawmakers in Gambia are set to vote on Monday regarding legislation aiming to repeal a 2015 ban on women's genital cutting. The bill is supported by religious conservatives, citing religious purity ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Political and Religious Leaders Push to Decriminalize FGM Members of the Gambian ...

The president of the Female Lawyers Association - The Gambia (FLAG), reminded that women in The Gambia are leaders every day at home, in the community, in the economy and in peacebuilding, yet they ...

Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and The Gambia First Lady welcomed First Ladies of Africa, Ministers and ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gambia has charged six women with offences including rioting, unlawful assembly and inciting violence for demonstrating against the prosecution of dozens of opposition activists, a ...

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej (Ret.) said, "It was an honor to co-chair the 12th Edition of our annual conference with my dear sister H.E. Mrs. FATOUMATTA BAH-BARROW, First Lady of The Gambia. During our ...