insert_link Oshiwambo Opaalamende ya Gambia oya tindi ontontwaveta ndjoka kwali yina oku hulithapo ekenko lyaakiintu Opaalamende ya Gambia ohela oya tindi ontotwaveta ndjoka kwali yina okweeta pehulilo ekenko lyaakiintu,sho aatotiveta ya hogolola yeli ompinge noveta ya thanekwa. Onzonkundana yo reuters oya lopota kutya ominista yomauyelele ,konima yomahogololo okwati ,ondjindikila yekenko lyaakiintu onkee tayi popilwa mo Gambia,nepangelo onkee liitulamo okweeeta pehulilo omukalo nguka gwa nika oshiponga. Ontotwaveta oyeetitha oompata moshigwana oshowo etopoko. Omutotiveta ngoka a fala ethaneko kopaalamende,Almaneh Gibba okwati ota kalekepo oohedhi moshilongo shina […] todayJuly 16, 2024 18
insert_link Africa The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights By Satang Nabaneh, University of Dayton The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. This potential reversal has thrust the country into the global spotlight as the latest example of the backlash against gender equality. The Gambia’s criminalisation of FGM was not the first in west […] todayApril 2, 2024 12
Africa IMF tracking shows that no African state has sought comprehensive debt relief in over a year indicating a trend of growing fiscal hygiene across the region By Seth Onyango, via bird story agency Countries in Africa are showing signs of improving fiscal management, as they navigate through a cascading set of global shocks that exacerbated their debt vulnerabilities. Remarkably, no state has sought comprehensive debt relief since Ghana’s request over a year ago, signalling a trend of growing fiscal discipline across the region. The improvement bucks the trend of recent years, given that […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 7
insert_link Africa What is genocide? Six western countries want a broader application of the law – experts unpack why it matters By Kerstin Bree Carlson, Roskilde University and Line Engbo Gissel, Roskilde University In November 2023, six western states filed a joint application before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing for an ample and expansive understanding of genocide. This intervention, as it is legally termed, was made by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in relation to the genocide case The Gambia filed against Myanmar in […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 12
insert_link Uncategorized Africa’s 10 ‘most open’ countries for travel By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency In the past eight years, 35 countries have improved their visa policies and, since 2016, five countries have abolished all visa requirements for African travellers. As a result, citizens of at least five countries can now enjoy visa-free travel in 42 different countries, compared to just three in 2020. According to the Africa Development Bank's Africa Visa Openness Report 2023, most countries […] todayJanuary 17, 2024 3