Responding during a question and answer session at the presentation of the IMF's Fall 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr Bernard Mendy, IMF representative insisted there is no ...

The Gambia has one of the highest rates of FGM in the world, with 73 percent of women and girls aged 15 to 49 having undergone the procedure, according to 2024 figures from UNICEF. FILE: An ...

Religious traditionalists are challenging The Gambia’s 2015 ban on female genital mutilation through the Supreme Court, arguing that the practice is a deeply rooted cultural and religious tradition.

Gambia Takes in Cameroon Opposition Leader After Election-Linked Protests BANJUL (Reuters) -Gambia said it was temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian ...

Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has fled to The Gambia “for the purpose of ensuring his safety” in the wake of the recent presidential election that returned longtime ruler Paul Biya ...

The Gambia’s bizarre shape — a thin line cutting into Senegal — is no accident. Discover how British and French colonial rivalry carved up West Africa, creating one of the oddest borders on Earth and ...

The Gabon national team is gearing up to take on Gambia tomorrow, Friday, October 10, for the penultimate matchday of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Group F is witnessing a fierce ...

BANJUL, September 2, 2025 - The Gambia’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience and steady recovery, with real GDP growth reaching 5.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank’s Fifth Economic ...

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The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox Tuesday with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections. Mpox remains an international health ...

The River Gambia offers a variety of river-based tourism including cruises, fishing and wildlife excursions. Photo Credit: The Gambia Tourism Board For years, Gambia has been known as a laid-back West ...