Campaigners fear children could be taken abroad for FGM if a legal challenge to overturn the decade-old ban succeeds.
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Gambia's Supreme Court to Decide On FGM Ban

Gambia's Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often involves forcibly ...
Gambia’s Minister for Interior,\xa0 Abdoulie Sanyang, led a distinguished delegation of senior government officials on a ...
A major tourism investment in Tanji could transform The Gambia’s economy and elevate West African tourism, creating jobs and ...
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 ...
When I spoke to Santana Simiyu, a human rights lawyer at Equality Now, working with partners on The Gambia’s FGM Supreme Court case, she told me something I have not forgotten. Children’s rights are ...
The Gabon national team is gearing up to take on Gambia tomorrow, Friday, October 10, for the penultimate matchday of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Group F is witnessing a fierce ...
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