SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — 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 ...

Supported by UNDP The Gambia and the European Union through the co-funded GREAT initiative, the sessions aim to close ...

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 ...

Agriculture is the backbone of the African economy, regardless of a surplus or deficiency of oil or other precious minerals in specific regions. For the West African nation of The Gambia, agriculture ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Efforts will Have Serious Consequences for Gender Equality and Women’s Health ...

In December 2016, Gambians stunned the world. Against all odds, citizens came together and voted out Yahya Jammeh, a dictator who had ruled with an iron fist for over two decades. Gambia flag painting ...