Controversy erupted after one of the contestants at the country's recent beauty contest showed up wearing the typical costume of the kankurang, an initiation rite considered a Unesco World Heritage Site, but linked to male circumcision ceremonies

The West African Economic Community ECOWAS approved the establishment of a special tribunal to try crimes committed in The Gambia during the military dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh

The second National Conference on Women's Leadership was held, an event dedicated to amplifying women's voices in leadership and governance

Girls' Pride Gambia recently conducted a 10-day training on hygiene and menstrual health management for female students and teachers, using a game-based learning approach

The Gambia Film Producers Association elected the new board that will lead the association for the coming years, choosing prominent Gambian filmmaker, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, President