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Western media’s focus on colonial languages

Letter: Due recognition should be given to African languages such as Wolof, which is widely spoken in Senegal and the Gambia, when reporting on the region, writes Karim Bah

The Guardian - UK

Spain Signs Accords With Mauritania, Gambia To Curb Illegal Migration

Spain has signed agreements with Mauritania and The Gambia to strengthen cooperation to combat people smuggling and promote legal migration, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa in the face of surging migrant arrivals.

International Business Times

Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrived in Gambia on Wednesday as part of a three-day tour of West Africa to tackle irregular migration

The Independent UK

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Spanish PM to visit Mauritania, Senegal to address migration surge

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins a three-day visit to Mauritania, Gambia and Senegal Tuesday as part of his focus on curbing migration to the Canary Islands, which have seen a surge of arrivals from West Africa this year.

Radio France Internationale

Phoday Jarjussey obituary

Other lives: Civil servant in the Gambia who became a Labour councillor in the UK after fleeing a military coup

The Guardian - UK

Gambia may have upheld its ban on female cutting, but the fight goes on away from parliament

Gambia has been rocked in recent months by a heated debate on female genital cutting, a centuries-old practice rooted in concepts about sexual purity and control of women

The Independent UK

MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation

Campaigners applaud decision not to repeal law in west African country with one of the highest rates of FGM

The Guardian - UK

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Gambia MPs Uphold Ban On Female Genital Mutilation

Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate and international pressure.

International Business Times

Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first

Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia have rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting

The Independent UK

Gambia Lawmakers Reject Bill To Overturn Female Genital Cutting Ban

Gambia lawmakers reject bill to reverse ban on female genital cutting, a harmful practice with serious health risks. Efforts continue to eliminate this pra...

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Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation

MPs vote to kill the Women’s (Amendment) Bill, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision.

Al Jazeera

Gambia MPs Back Report Upholding Genital Mutilation Ban

Gambian lawmakers on Monday approved a committee report supporting a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), as a bill seeking to overturn the law heads for a final vote this month.

International Business Times

At least 89 people dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania

Dozens missing after fishing vessel left from border of Senegal and Gambia with 170 believed to have been on board.

Al Jazeera

Sudan crisis: Conflict cripples medical system to the brink

In tonight's edition: Sudan is on the brink of famine and after more than a year of conflict, people are struggling to get access to medical facilities. Also, The Gambia aims to make education accessible to all. And we head to Senegal, where the new government is trying to save…

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Swiss Court Jails Gambian Ex-minister For Crimes Against Humanity

Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced Gambian ex-interior minister Ousman Sonko to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh.

The Guardian - UK

‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM

Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’

The Guardian - UK

Trainee FGM ‘cutter’ who fled the Gambia fights renewed risk to girls

Maimouna Jawo launches online campaign from UK after Gambian move to rescind female genital mutilation ban

Al Jazeera

‘Over my dead body’, say Gambian mothers amid efforts to lift FGM ban

As politicians work to repeal anti-female circumcision law, women stand firm to shield the next generation of girls.

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Issie Princesse Supports Cameroon At Cameroon Vs. Gambia Match

Experience Issie Princesse's passionate support for the Cameroon vs. Gambia match, highlighting the unity and excitement of sports fandom on social media.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Gambian women and girls urgently need our help as the spectre of FGM returns

With brutal timing, on International Women’s Day, the UN released data that showed that 30 million girls have been subject to female genital mutilation (FGM) between 2016 and 2023. That means globally now more than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone this abhorrent practice.

Al Jazeera

The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation

Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole.

France 24

Gambian MPs debate bill reversing ban on FGM

In tonight's edition: Gambian MPs debate a bill to end a ban on FGM. If reversed, The Gambia would become the first country ever to do so. Also, a Congolese court sentences a top journalist to six months in prison. Stanis Bujakera was arrested last year after an article suggesting…

The Guardian - UK

Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed

Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation

The Guardian - UK

She shoots … but can Gambia’s trailblazing female photographer score a place at the World Cup?

Sarjo Baldeh accompanied the Gambia national team as one of a handful of female photographers at the African Cup of Nations . Now she has her sights set on 2026

Evening Standard

Gambia 2-3 Cameroon: Indomitable Lions win thriller to reach AFCON knockout stage

Another thrilling finale to an AFCON group saw the Indomitable Lions three times take the lead

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