Candidates to lead Commonwealth urge reparations for slavery and colonialism
Three African contenders for role of secretary general call for financial measures or reparative justice The three candidates to be the next secretary general of...
Category : The Gambia
At least 150 people missing after boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
Boat full of people hoping to get to Europe overturns and at least 15 known to have died, UN migration agency says At least 15...
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 MPs in the Gambia voted on...
‘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’ A team of UN experts has...
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 A decision on whether to overturn a...
The Gambia team make emergency landing on way to Africa Cup of Nations
Loss of cabin pressure and oxygen to blame, says Gambian FA Saidy Janko: ‘The consequences could have been a lot worse’ The Gambia’s coach, Tom...
Gambian ex-minister on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko is accused of supporting repressive policies and was arrested in Bern in 2017 after applying for asylum Europe live – latest updates A...
FGM ban in the Gambia under threat as calls grow to repeal law
Women’s rights campaigners denounce ‘hugely regressive’ proposals from political and religious leaders to decriminalise practice Political and religious leaders in the Gambia are threatening to...
Police release e-fit of man found dead in wheel bay of Gatwick-bound plane
Detectives hope to identify man, whose body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia on 7 December Police have released a digitised image...
Avian flu outbreak in the Gambia threatens birds on East Atlantic Flyway
Hundreds of dead birds found in past three weeks as conservationists call for international funding to help stop the disease spreading on migration routes An...
