The Ongoing Struggle Against FGM in The Gambia Despite being banned in 2015, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a persistent challenge in The Gambia in 2025. The debate over the anti-FGM law in 2024 highlighted the complexities surrounding its enforcement. When a private member’s bill attempted to repeal the existing law, 30 out of 65 […]

The recent executive order halting USAID funding to organizations outside the United States has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s development sector. Many local organizations that depend solely on USAID funding are now forced to lay off staff, halt programme activities, and abandon life-saving interventions, raising fears of a humanitarian and economic crisis. However, African nations received […]