By a vote of 34 to 19, female genital mutilation would remain illegal in The Gambia. That's a reversal of what happened In March, when assembly members voted to move the repeal bill forward for ...

BANJUL, Gambia — Gambia will maintain its ban on female genital cutting following a historic decision by the National Assembly on Monday that marked a victory for women’s rights advocates in ...

Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first A Masai girl holds a sign during an event protesting female genital cutting in Kilgoris, Kenya, in 2007.

DENVER (AP) — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia's former military dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago, the ...

A Swiss court’s conviction of the former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity is monumental for Gambian victims of atrocity crimes during the rule of Yahya Jammeh.

Mariam Sankanu is a Gambian investigative journalist with Malagen, The Gambia's premier media platform specialised in investigative journalism and fact-checking. She had previously worked with ...

Gambian lawmaker Almaneh Gibba started his campaign to overturn a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation after the West African country imposed its first fines on those found guilty of the practice ...

Gambia, whose population of some 2.64-million pales in comparison to most countries at this month’s tournament in the Ivory Coast, are competing at the finals for a second time but in their ...

From 1994, when Yahya Jammeh came to power in a bloodless coup, The Gambia lived in fear as the country plunged into dictatorship. For 22 years, all Gambians suffered from Jammeh's rule ...

Education Reports. From the 1930s onwards, education specialists were invited to review the education system and submit reports, with recommendations, on the state of education in The Gambia.

Under Mr Jammeh, The Gambia prospered economically, analysts say, but it was also plagued by serious atrocities including unlawful killings, mysterious disappearances of dissidents and even ...

Forex Trading Example in Gambia If USD/GMD is trading at 0.0190/0.0210 and you think the exchange rate will rise, you buy into your preferred currency. The margin rate of this currency pair is 6.77%.