For the West African nation of The Gambia, agriculture is a particularly valuable economic driver. Agriculture is the backbone of the African economy, regardless of a surplus or deficiency of oil or ...

STORY: For Mariama Jarjou, taking her two daughters to be circumcised when they were four and five years old was an act of love. She believes it's an important ritual that gives her daughters status ...

When I spoke to Santana Simiyu, a human rights lawyer at Equality Now, working with partners on The Gambia’s FGM Supreme Court case, she told me something I have not forgotten. Children’s rights are ...

The initiative, supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, forms part of FLAG’s project Access to Justice and Enhancing Women’s Political Participation. While the first phase focused on ...

SERREKUNDA, Gambia — When Gambian lawmakers and religious leaders pushed this year to overturn a ban on female genital cutting, they sparked fears globally that this tiny West African nation might be ...

Agriculture is the backbone of the African economy, regardless of a surplus or deficiency of oil or other precious minerals in specific regions. For the West African nation of The Gambia, agriculture ...