Gambia: Why This Former Dictator's Ousting Was Good for Democracy, but Bad for Women's Bodies

Having banned female genital cutting, his ousting was good for governance, but but not for women.

Jakumba Ceesay was angry. In a far-away capital city, in dimly-lit government offices filled with men, lawmakers were trying to tell her what Gambian women like her could and couldn't do with their own bodies.

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