Gambia’s parliament debated Monday whether to overturn a landmark law that banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, as some religious groups in the largely Muslim nation pushed for the ...

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 ...

Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash ...

SERREKUNDA, Gambia — 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 country ...

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 ...

The Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalized female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults.

DAKAR, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Speaking calmly through tears, in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how Gambia's ex-president Yahya Jammeh locked ...

Fear of female genital mutilation (FGM) is grounds for seeking asylum in the UK, but campaigners say that hundreds of women have had such applications rejected. Newsnight's Sue Lloyd-Roberts spoke to ...