The Government of The Gambia, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the People's Republic of China, has officially launched a major agricultural initiative aimed at ...

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 ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Gambia will boost cooperation between the two countries. Gambia is the smallest country in West Africa in terms of area. Turkey was the first country ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a Gambian group that aims to end female genital mutilation. Lawmakers there advanced a bill that would end its FGM ban.

The Minister of Health of The Gambia, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, has disclosed that the country recorded 130 maternal deaths in 2025, highlighting the persistent challenges facing maternal health services ...

Little has altered since country’s name changed to reflect its identity, but critics warn of the risks of mixing Islamism with poverty and repression It may be the world’s newest Islamic state, but on ...

Mohamed Ceesay, a 20-year-old farmer from the Central River region in the Gambia, is a high-school dropout. But thanks to an initiative to discourage local youths from emigrating to Europe, he now ...

Women's rights remain under threat in Gambia after parliament decided to postpone a vote on upholding the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains illegal in ...

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is always entertaining, but few games in the history of the competition can stand up to Cameroon’s 3-2 win against Gambia on Tuesday. Five-time champion Cameroon, ...

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Every farmer would love to sell their groundnuts to the government if a better price was offered, according to Yerro Bah, a farmer in Dippa Kunda village, in the north bank region of the Gambia. He ...