Gambia News News Gambia » Religion: Bishop Heward-Mills Praises Gambia's Democracy, Religious Harmony - As He Met VP Jallow
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Published on: Monday 20 July 2026
His Excellency the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, Mohammed B.S. Jallow, yesterday received Bishop Dag Heward-Mills and his delegation at his office in State House, Banjul.Welcoming the ...
News Gambia » Religion: The Gambia is debating whether to repeal its ban on female genital mutilation
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Published on: Friday 22 March 2024
As more and more countries outlaw the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), The Gambia could become the first country in the world to overturn such a ban. The country's National Assembly ...
News Gambia » Religion: Where Religion Once Served a Repressive
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Published on: Thursday 24 July 2025
For decades faith in The Gambia was weaponised -- not as a source of healing, but as a tool of political control. Under Yahya Jammeh's authoritarian rule, mosques and churches became less places of ...