Women

Gambia celebrates progress in FGM fight, but urgent action needed to tackle underlying issues

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Reacting to the rejection of a bill to repeal the 2015 Women’s (Amendment) Act which bans female genital mutilation (FGM), by Gambia’s parliament on 15 July, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: Why is the rejection of the bill significant? The bill aimed at reversing the ban on FGM … Read more

Empowered Nigerian Mother Starts Small Business Amidst Turmoil, Finds Hope

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What did witnesses say? “We heard gunshots everywhere. Women and children were crying all around. My husband was out for his fishing business when this started.” Insights from eyewitnesses Gunshots heard all around Women and children crying Husband caught in the commotion Summary: Witnesses recount the harrowing experience of gunfire and chaos, leaving families fractured … Read more