Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
MPs vote to kill the Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision.Gambian lawmakers have voted to uphold a…
Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity | Crimes Against Humanity News
Switzerland’s top criminal court has sentenced Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia, to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity. In…
Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns | Hunger News
UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis. Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves…
Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards | Labour Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Piedmont, Italy – One of the first words that Sajo* learned in the Langhe,…
The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole. The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting…
‘Conflict tinder’: Gambian traffickers continue timber trade despite ban | Environment
Banjul, The Gambia — On a warm May day at a restaurant on the outskirts of Banjul, Lamin (last name withheld) outlined his plan to…
Who is Ousman Sonko, the former Gambian politician on trial in Geneva? | Human Rights News
The trial of Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia (not to be confused with Senegalese politician, Ousmane Sonko) began Monday in a…
Gambia parents ‘fight for children’ in landmark trial on India syrup deaths | Health
It’s the happy memories of his toddler son playing around their home in The Gambia’s capital that are most painful for Ebrima Sagnia to remember.…
The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it? | Features
Climate change headlines are rarely positive, but even against that yardstick, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest global warming predictions unveiled in mid-May marked a…
Gambian vice president dies after ‘short illness’ in India | Government News
Joof was the fourth deputy to serve under President Barrow since his historic 2016 win against former strongman Yahya Jammeh. The Gambia’s Vice President Badara…
Four soldiers arrested after alleged coup attempt in The Gambia | Military News
Barrow’s 2016 win against former leader Yahaya Jammeh was widely viewed as a boost for democracy where coups are common. Gambian authorities have foiled a…