Errekunda, Gambia — Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, or FGM, which would make the West African nation the first country ...
BANJUL, Gambia — Gambia will maintain its ban on female genital cutting following a historic decision by the National Assembly on Monday that marked a victory for women’s rights advocates in this West ...
Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal ...