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As the first light of day breaks over Brikama Forest Sandikaa Market in the Gambia’s West Coast Region, women vendors begin arranging baskets of ripe mangoes, hoping for a good day of sales. For many of them, the annual ...
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Nearly two years after the Anti-Corruption Act was passed, The Gambia’s long-awaited Anti-Corruption Commission remains inactive, raising growing concerns among civil society groups and citizens who view the institution ...
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At the busy Basse Market, where traders move from stall to stall, and customers bargain for daily necessities, young foodstuff vendor Modou Jaiteh spends his days serving people from different communities. Surrounded by ...
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The busy sounds of traders bargaining and customers moving from stall to stall fill the air at Basse Market. Among the rows of fresh vegetables sits Jarri Bobo Camara, carefully arranging her produce while speaking passi...
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For generations, conversations about marriage, women’s wellbeing, and female genital mutilation (FGM) were rarely discussed openly among men in Basse Manneh Kunda. Many women suffered in silence while harmful traditions ...
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