Islamic scholar Ba-Kawsu Fofana is still at the Banjulinding police station where he was invited earlier today for “questioning”. According to his brother Ba-Omar Fofana, the Islamic cleric has been charged with three counts of unlawful assembly, immorality and failure to rein Serit Fofana, who was alleged to have threatened[Read More…]
Human Rights
Anti-FGM Fight Takes Center Stage In Gambia
Campaigners are reviving the crusade against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as they converged on the tiny West African nation to chart the way forward. “We are constantly deepening our understanding of the drivers pushing and pulling FGM, not only through investments in robust research and evaluation, but also the uptake[Read More…]
Gambia Hosts Int’l Forum On Elimination Of FGM
The world’s largest annual gathering of partners on ending female genital mutilation (FGM) kicks off in Banjul today. The Annual Technical Consultation brings together over hundred participants from more than a dozen countries for a weeklong dialogue and consultations on ending FGM. This is the first conference hosted in The[Read More…]
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