April 16
Gambia: Stakeholders Affirm Nutrition Bill Will Empower Women
Officials from the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) and the Office of the Vice President have affirmed to the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian… Read more »
March 28
Gambia: Govt in Consultation With NA to Uphold FGM Law
According to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, the Government of the Gambia has been in consultation with the National Assembly to uphold the law prohibiting the… Read more »
March 18
Gambia: Is FGM/Female Circumcision a Religious Question or a Medical Question?
Foroyaa has and is still cautioning National Assembly members and the Gambian people at large not to distort the truth when it comes to discussion on the issue of FGM/Female… Read more »
March 13
Africa: Merck Foundation CEO, Africa's First Ladies Mark International Women's Day 2024
Merck Foundation marked International Women Day 2024 through their "More Than a Mother" programme which was launched in 2016 to empower women living with infertility through access… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Gambia: Network of Women in Arts Awards Women of Excellence in Arts
Joining the rest of the world to celebrate and commemorate the importance of International Women's Day (IWD) in The Gambia, the Network of Women in The Arts in collaboration with… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Senegal/Gambia: WAFU Women Championship - Gambia to Go All Out to Secure 3 Points Against Senegal
The head coach of The Gambia's queen scorpions has disclosed that her-led team will go all out to beat neighbours Senegal in their next encounter in the ongoing WAFU Zone A Women's… Read more »
Gambia/Sierra Leone: Catherine Jatta Inspires Queen Scorpions to Thrash Sierra Leone in WAFU Championship Opener
Catherine Jatta has inspired Gambia's queen scorpions to thrash Sierra Leone 4-1 in day two of the WAFU Zone A Women's football Championship in Sal, Cape Verde. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Gambia: Queen Scorpions Camp Ahead of WAFU Zone a Championship
The queen scorpions of The Gambia have entered into camp on Sunday evening as they ready themselves for the forthcoming sub-region's women's championship. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Gambia: Survey Shows High Prevalence of Child Marriage in the Gambia
Surveys conducted by Wassu Gambia Kafo (WGK) in 2021 and 2022, have disclosed a high prevalence rate of child marriage in the Gambia, of about eighty percent (80). Unwanted… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Gambia: Desperate Women Vendors Urge BAC to Help Solve Market Dispute in Salagi
Women vendors, who were taken by surprise a few weeks ago when officers from the Department of Physical Planning demolished their canteens and tables, on Friday called on the… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Gambia: NDMA Donates Food Commodities to 250 Women-Headed Households
As part of their mandate to assist disaster victims in the Gambia, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 donated 750 food commodities to the… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Gambia: Commission Finds Jammeh Regime Committed Gender-Based Violence
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), in its Investigative Report submitted to Government, outlined that Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) was… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Gambia: Training On Community Policing, Gender, Child Responsive Policing Underway
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) with support from UNICEF, is currently rolling out training programmes centered on community policing, gender and child responsive policing across the… Read more »