BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in ...

SOMA, Gambia (AP) — When Metta, a mother of six from rural Gambia, heard that lawmakers were considering reversing the country’s ban on female genital cutting, a centuries-old practice she underwent ...

Efforts will Have Serious Consequences for Gender Equality and Women’s Health Gambia may soon become the first nation to reverse a ban against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Gambia ...

Members of the Gambian National Assembly may soon propose legislation to decriminalize female genital mutilation (FGM), which was banned in the country eight years ago. Support for repealing the law ...

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 ...

SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday. Gambian activists fear a repeal would ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SOMA, Gambia (AP) — When Metta, a mother of ...