Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News
MPs vote to kill the Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision. Gambian
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Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns | Hunger News
UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis. Nearly 55 million people
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The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it? | Features
Climate change headlines are rarely positive, but even against that yardstick, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest global warming predictions
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Swiss charge ex-Gambian minister with crimes against humanity | News
Ousman Sonko was interior minister from 2006 to 2016 when he fled to Sweden and on to Switzerland, where he
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Gambian vice president dies after ‘short illness’ in India | Government News
Joof was the fourth deputy to serve under President Barrow since his historic 2016 win against former strongman Yahya Jammeh.
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Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup | Health News
Some 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia since last year and dozens of cases linked to
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Four soldiers arrested after alleged coup attempt in The Gambia | Military News
Barrow’s 2016 win against former leader Yahaya Jammeh was widely viewed as a boost for democracy where coups are common.
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Children’s deaths in The Gambia and Indonesia: What to know | News
The recent deaths of dozens of children from acute kidney problems in The Gambia and Indonesia have caused alarm worldwide.
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Indonesia says child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133 | News
A ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescriptions and sales will be narrowed to 102 products being investigated. The
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Indonesia bans all syrup, liquid medicines after 99 child deaths | News
Ban comes as health authorities probe an unexplained rise this year in children’s deaths from acute kidney injury. The Indonesian
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