Yahya Jammeh

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 […]

April 2, 2024 17

Africa

Former Gambian minister goes to trial in Switzerland

Gambia's former interior minister, Ousman Sonko is starting his trial in Switzerland after facing charges of crimes against humanity for nearly 6 years. Campaigners say the trial is a step forward towards seeking justice for people who suffered abuses under former president Yahya Jammeh's regime. Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports.

January 11, 2024 53

Oshiwambo

Ousman Sonko gwa Gambia ta tamekwa ko Switzerland

Etamaneko lya Ousman Sonko,kwali ominista yiikwapondje mo Gambia,nota tamekenekelwa iimbuluma ya longwa peha lyepangelo lya Yahya Jammeh olya tameke nena mo Switzerland. oshipotha otashi pulakenwa ko Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland muumbangalantu woshilando Bellinzona,notashi kwata uule womwedhi,netokolo kwa tegelelwa lika gandjwe mu March. Nongele okwa monika ondjo,nena otaka taalela egeelo lyonkalamwenyo modholongo. Jammeh okwa lela Gambia okuza mo 1994-2016.

January 8, 2024 29