A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia’s parliament by an independent lawmaker. Female genital mutilation was outlawed in the mainly Muslim nation in 2015 when Yahya Jammeh was president.He said it was not required in Islam. However, influential Muslim clerics have been pushing for...
The Gambian national team’s players and staff were “afraid of dying” during an incident on board a scheduled flight to the Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations which was forced to turn around, coach Tom Saintfiet said on Thursday. Gambia’s plane, headed for Abidjan, had to change course and return to Gambian capital...
The Gambian national team’s players and staff were “afraid of dying” during an incident on board a scheduled flight to the Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations which was forced to turn around, coach Tom Saintfiet told AFP on Thursday. Gambia’s plane, headed for Abidjan, had to change course and return to Gambian...