Gambia

Gambian MPs on 15 July 2024 rejected a bill that would have lifted the ban on excision and female genital mutilation in place since 2015, following months of controversy and international pressure. They rejected all the changes proposed to the 2015 text that would have decriminalized the practice. If they had voted in favor of the text, Gambia, a small West African country, would have become the first in the world to lift the ban on female genital mutilation, according to the United Nations.

It has been almost a week since the Senegalese army launched a military operation in Casamance, in the south of the country. Since Sunday, March 13, according to the staff, this operation aims to dismantle the MFDC bases of the rebel leader Salif Sadio's…

In Gambia, the number of displaced people and refugees continues to grow after the start on Sunday, March 13, of a large-scale Senegalese military operation in northern Casamance. Since the weekend, many communities have welcomed people fleeing the detonations…

The Gambia is facing the arrival of refugees following the military operation launched on Sunday by the Senegalese army in northern Casamance, on the border between the two countries. This operation against the MFDC uprising comes after a clash that occurred on…

In The Gambia, the Truth, Reconciliation and Equalization Commission closed its hearings on Thursday, May 27, beginning in January 2019. It investigated the human rights violations committed under the government of Yahya Jammeh. It must now report its conclusions and submit proposals to the current authorities. For more than…

Gabon's team qualified for the next African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) thanks to a 3-0 victory against DR Congo on March 25, 2021 in Franceville. A result that eliminates the Congolese. Leopards will not be able to catch up in the Group D position for the Gambians, who also beat Angola 1-0 on Thursday. Gambia plays its first CAN in Cameroon.…

According to the Gambia's Red Cross, more than 250 Senegalese citizens fled the fishing village of Sanyang, about 40 kilometers south of Banjul, after clashes between Senegalese and Gambians last week. It all started with the death of a Gambian, stabbed to death on the night of 14 to 15 March by a Senegalese fisherman who tried to rob him. Unrest broke out in the resort. Senegalese authorities are…

The Gabonese Soccer Federation accuses Gambia of holding its gamers for eight hours at Banjul airport so as, in line with it, to "weaken" them forward of a decisive match for the qualification for the African Cup of Nations. (CAN) 2021. Gabon's staff misplaced 2-1 on account of Gambias, on November 16, 2020 in Bakau. The…

The last episode of our series of reports dedicated to the Senegambia Bridge that has changed the lives of Gambians and Senegalese for a year. Inaugurated on January 21, 2019, the Sénégambien Bridge stretches across the Gambia River and allows easy connection of southern Senegal to the north. It replaces the old ferry that required waiting long hours before crossing or even several days for truck…

Until Sunday, November 15, we offer a series of reports dedicated to the Senegambia Bridge, which has changed the lives of Gambians and Senegalese for a year. After decades of waiting, the Senegalese bridge was open to individuals in January 2019. Then to trucks in July. This bridge built in the Gambia across the river is intended to open the Casamance region of southern Senegal. And to increase trade…