Snapshot: Forests in The Gambia
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For Gambian Christians, there’s a lot to like – and one big worry – in the proposed constitution
World Watch Monitor The Gambia, a tiny nation on Africa’s North Atlantic coast, is considering a new constitution. Prominent Christian voices in the country say there is a lot to like in the draft, and one big thing to worry about: It does not explicitly define majority-Muslim Gambia as a secular state. A committee of […]
Gambian women testify about sex abuse under ex-president Jammeh
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Speaking calmly through tears, in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how Gambia’s ex-president Yahya Jammeh locked her in a room and raped her. The 23-year-old’s testimony on Thursday concluded three weeks of public hearings dedicated to sexual and gender-based violence under Jammeh’s presidency, part […]