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UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Keeping Girls Safe From FGM In The Gambia
Forbes· 4 days agoIn many countries, communities are moving towards abandoning FGM, which harms girls and women...
Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoSwitzerland’s top criminal court has sentenced Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The ...
Swiss court jails Gambia ex-minister for 20 years
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"Minister-level perpetrators are now within reach of justice," the Trial International director added. Swiss investigators travelled to The Gambia and...
Politics | May 18th 2024 Edition
The Economist· 11 hours agoIn a surprise shake-up of Russia’s security apparatus, Vladimir Putin moved Sergei Shoigu from his job as minister of defence, a role he has held since...
Africa's week in pictures: 3-9 May 2024
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe US and Congolese officials say the fire came from military positions held by Rwanda and the M23 rebels. But Kigali denies this and claims DR Congo is...
A UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide ignites old tensions
Al Jazeera· 3 days agoA resolution for the United Nations to mark July 11 as an international day of commemoration for the...
Ohio State University among Top 10 in Peace Corps recruits since agency's founding
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRhein, who was a volunteer from 1980 to 1982 and served as a community health volunteer in The ...
Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: Disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoAccording to the UN agency 230 million girls and women alive today have survived female genital...
Police officers to drive emergency vehicles to Africa
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFrom there, they will travel down the west coast of the African continent through Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and then into The Gambia.
Where refugees in Texas are arriving from
The Longview News-Journal· 6 days agoStacker compiled countries where refugees are arriving from in Texas using data from the Refugee Processing Center.