Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns | Hunger News

Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns | Hunger News

ByNews Polite

UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis. Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months in West and Central Africa as soaring prices have fuelled a food crisis, United Nations agencies have warned. In a joint…

The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News

The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation | Women’s Rights News

ByNews Polite

Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole. The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting a ban on female circumcision, a move that could make it the first country in the world to reverse legal protections against the practice for…

‘Conflict tinder’: Gambian traffickers continue timber trade despite ban | Environment

‘Conflict tinder’: Gambian traffickers continue timber trade despite ban | Environment

ByNews Polite

Banjul, The Gambia — On a warm May day at a restaurant on the outskirts of Banjul, Lamin (last name withheld) outlined his plan to traffic rosewood timber from Senegal to The Gambia as he cleaned the meat off his chicken drumsticks. “All of this has to be secret,” he…