Though no law currently bans intravaginal taba, its taboo nature prompts the secrecy surrounding it – and both sellers and ...

Among the key engagements was a meeting with Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, assistant secretary-general and director of the Regional ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a significant issue in The Gambia, where, according to UNICEF, approximately 76 ...

On Monday, hundreds of women's advocates and activists will descend upon U.N. headquarters to hold their annual meeting known ...

“With enough financial support, we can create jobs for refugee women and reinvest the earnings to train even more women,” she says. In the Gambia, another set of refugee women is rewriting their ...

Baboucarr O. Joof was speaking during the launch of the Private Sector Coalition designed to advance gender equality and ...

In Senegal and The Gambia, stories of resilience, determination, and hope unfold every day. Women who once had stable lives were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, instability ...

The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to bridging the gender gap in technology and science fields by supporting ...

A leading women's rights campaigner has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she was subjected to female genital mutilation at the age of just seven in her home country of The Gambia. Fatou Baldeh ...

Shanti Mohila, a group of Rohingya women who bravely fight for justice, should be celebrated this International Women’s Day.