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Why The Gambia wants Myanmar punished for Rohingya genocide
Tiny The Gambia was the first to take another country to the ICJ as a third-party rights defender.
![Gambian Justice Minister and Attorney General Dawda Jallow sits in the courtroom, next to lawyer Arsalan Suleman, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts hearings in a landmark case brought by The Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2026 [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-12T094241Z_1499227565_RC2LZIAI6JY3_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-ROHINGYA-WORLD-COURT-1768496092.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Fatima Jobe, known as “Fatou,” poses in her Dakar shop on 14 November 2025. [Nicolas Remene/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764970091.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Gambia votes to uphold ban on female genital mutilation
MPs vote to kill the Women’s (Amendment) Bill, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision.
Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko handed 20-year sentence for atrocities committed under longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh.
Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns
UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis.
‘Over my dead body’, say Gambian mothers amid efforts to lift FGM ban
As politicians work to repeal anti-female circumcision law, women stand firm to shield the next generation of girls.
Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards
Undocumented workers, who earn barely more than $50 a day, say they have suffered racism and inhumane conditions.
The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole.
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Is the Kenyan government doing enough to act against femicide?
With women killed at alarming rates in Kenya, is the government doing enough to end gender-based violence?
Published On 2 Feb 2024
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‘Conflict timber’: Gambian traffickers continue rosewood trade despite ban
XEn News investigation finds connection between secessionist struggle in Senegal and timber traffickers in Gambia.
Ousman Sonko: Why the ex-Gambian leader is on the stand in Geneva
Sonko is the highest-ranking official under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, to stand trial for widespread rights abuses.
![Protest by realtives of victims of the regime of Yahya Jammeh, the former President of the Gambia [Screen grab/ XEn News]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Gambia-2.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Gambia parents ‘fight for children’ in landmark trial on India syrup deaths
At least 70 children died on taking the toxic medicine. Their parents are suing the Gambian government and drugmaker.
