Why The Gambia Should Fast-Track Gender Quotas For Women
Women have historically been poorly represented in positions of power and decision-making in The Gambia. Out of 58 National Assembly members, only six are women lawmakers and only three of these are elected. Women make up more than half of the Gambian population, yet they account for only 10% of parliamentarians, including the speaker. This poor representation is […]
The Gambia Looks To Africans To Revive Its Stricken Tourism Industry
In an effort to revitalise Gambia’s flagging tourism sector, which has been decimated during the Covid-19 pandemic, the West African country is looking closer to home, and even at its own, to bolster the once-vibrant industry. Beaches normally teeming with British and Dutch sunseekers are nearly empty, hawkers of fresh juice and souvenirs standing idle […]
Gambia’s Electoral Commission Rejects First-Ever Female Candidate
Chairman of the Gambia’s independent electoral commission (IEC) has rejected the nomination of Marie Sock, the first female to file nomination for the presidency in the Gambia. Sock, inexperienced in politics, filed her nomination papers last week, but couldn’t meet some of the requirements. IEC Chairman, Alieu Momar Njie said Sock, failed to declare her […]
Fear Grips Women Amid Hate Speech, Insults
Women in The Gambia have expressed fear amid hate speech, insults & bullying particularly on social media as the 4 December 2021 Presidential Election looms, with 18 political parties expected to contest. With five months before the election, women leaders have warned that if preventive measures are not put in place, there might be chaos […]
Women Seek 16 Parliament Reservation Seats
The Gambian Constitution and the Women’s Act 2010 guarantee women’s participation in politics. On Saturday women from diverse environments met to validate a draft bill that seeks 16 reserved seats for women at the National Assembly, which will make 71 seats at the parliament if approved. The objective behind the process is for The Gambia […]
Women’s Bureau Intensifies Campaign Against FGC/M, GBV in CRR
Women’s Bureau is intensifying its campaign against the deeply-rooted, cultural traditional practice, dubbed, Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation (FGC/M), Gender-Based Violence, Early and forceful marriage among a host of other issues affecting the wellbeing of women and girls. The convergence held in Janjangbureh, in the Central River Region (CRR) is funded by UNICEF. It brought National Women’s […]
Gambia Launches 16 Days Campaign of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
The Gambia has joined the rest of the world to lead the campaign against gender-based violence. The Network Against Gender-Based Violence (NGBV) in partnership with ActionAid The Gambia on Tuesday briefed the press about the forthcoming 16-day activism at an event held at ActionAid’s conference hall in Pipeline. The launching ceremony was supported by Amplify-Change […]
Government Temporarily Closes Non-Essential Public Places for 90 Days
Consistent with the powers vested in the Health Minister by Regulation No.6 of the Public Health (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection Regulations 2020, the Gambia Government has announced with immediate effect, the temporal closure of all Non-Essential Public Places for 90 days. The announcement came after the country experienced a daily increase of people contracting the […]
Women Accuse Ex-President Yahyah Jammeh Of Sexual Violence
Three women have accused Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault while he was in office, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. Former Gambian officials said that presidential aides regularly pressured women to visit or work for Jammeh, who then sexually abused many of them. Jammeh is currently in Equatorial […]
KMC Launches D100 Million Project To Empower Women
Kanifing Municipal Council in collaboration with Reliance Financial Services Company has launched a hundred-million-dalasi women empowerment project called ‘Dollel Jigeen’. This project is targeting business women within the Kanifing Municipality, supporting them through loans, to enhance their sources of income. The event was held at the KMC Chamber on Wednesday 15th May 2019, attended by […]
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