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Female Genital Mutilation May Become Legal in Gambia – Rights Group.

Three women were found guilty of performing female genital mutilation (FGM) in…

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Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof of the Gambia passes away in India.

Vice-President of Ambia Badara Alieu Joof passed away on Tuesday in India…

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Grief, fear, and rage over deadly cough syrup in the Gambia

Wuri Bailo Keita took his two-year-old daughter Fatoumatta to the hospital after…

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Five former agents from Gambia were given death sentences for crimes committed under Jammeh.

Five former intelligence agency members were given the death penalty by a…

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Ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh will be prosecuted by the Gambian government.

The Gambian government said on Wednesday that former dictator Yahya Jammeh will face charges of murder, rape, torture, and other crimes committed during his more than 20-year reign. The Ministry of Justice said it approved all but two of…

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Gambia runner-up to challenge Barrow’s win

The runner-up in The Gambia’s presidential election, Ousainou Darboe, has said he…

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Police disperse opposition rally in The Gambia

The authorities in The Gambia have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators…

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Gambia’s incumbent Pres. Barrow takes early lead in presidential polls

The Gambia's incumbent president Adama Barrow appeared on course for re-election Sunday,…

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Vote counting gets underway in the Gambia

Counting was underway Saturday after Gambians voted in the first presidential election…

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Why Gambians won’t stop voting with marbles

In a series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade…

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