The Gambia,officially the Republic of The Gambia,and sometimes shortened to just Gambia,is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland Africa and is surrounded by Senegal,except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River,the nation's namesake,which flows through the centre of The Gambia and empties into the Atlantic Ocean,and elucidates the long shape of the country. It has an area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi) with a population of 1,857,181 as of the April 2013 census. Banjul is the Gambian capital and the country's largest metropolitan area,while the largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama.
Ousainou Darboe is a Gambian politician and leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from June 2018 to March 2019,under President Adama Barrow. He also served as President Barrow's Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018.
Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau,Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches,although it is also used for athletics,concerts,political events,trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 40,000 people.
The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children(IAC) (French:Comitéinterafricain sur les pratiques traditionnelles affectant la santédes femmes et des enfants) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which seeks to change social values and raise consciousness towards eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) and other traditional practices which affect the health of women and children in Africa.
Female genital mutilation (FGM),also known as female genital cutting (FGC),female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision,is practiced in 30 countries in western,eastern,and north-eastern Africa,in parts of the Middle East and Asia,and within some immigrant communities in Europe,North America and Australia. The WHO defines the practice as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia,or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons."
Aja Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang was a Gambian politician. She was the first woman to be elected to the Gambian National Assembly,when she won the seat of Northern Kombo for the People's Progressive Party. Although she kept the seat in 1987,she was deselected by her party and did not contest the 1992 election.
Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result,opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a military coup in 1994,and the first transfer of power by popular election since independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Jaha Dukureh is a Gambian women's right activist and anti-female genital mutilation campaigner. Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in The Gambia when she was a little more than a week old. She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls,an organization working to end FGM,and was the lead campaigner in The Guardian's End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign. In April 2016,she was named to the 2016 Time 100 list. Dukureh was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in February 2018,has won the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal,and is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa. A feature film about Jaha's life was released by Accidental Pictures and The Guardian.
Adama Barrow is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017.
Gambia Coalition 2016 was the governing coalition of The Gambia in the late 2010s,consisting of seven Gambian political parties,civil society groups and one independent candidate created to field and support a unity ticket for the opposition in the 2016 presidential election. The coalition selected real estate developer and deputy treasurer of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Adama Barrow as their candidate. Barrow officially left the UDP to allow him to run as an independent candidate,although his candidacy continued to be supported by the UDP through its membership in the coalition.
Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang is a Gambian politician and activist who served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018,under President Adama Barrow.
Following his victory in the presidential election on 1 December 2016,the newly elected President Adama Barrow appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Yahya Jammeh,his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated on 19 January 2017 at the embassy of the Gambia in Dakar,Senegal,and was able to return the Gambia on 26 January. He made the bulk of appointments in February 2017,and conducted major reshuffles in June 2018,March 2019 and May 2022.
Mai Ahmad Fatty is a Gambian politician,who served as the Minister of the Interior under Adama Barrow.
TheGambia–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between The Gambia and India. The Gambia maintains a High Commission in New Delhi. The Embassy of India in Dakar,Senegal is concurrently accredited to The Gambia,the only Anglophone country accredited to that mission. India also maintains an Honorary Consulate General in Banjul.
Mamadou Tangara is a Gambian diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2018,having previously served in 2012 and from 2010–2012. Tangara also served as Gambian Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2017–2018 and from 2013–2016.
Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu is a Gambian film director and producer. A former journalist,he moved to Germany in 1998 and began creating films in 2012. He has since founded the Cinekambiya International Film Festival (CIFF),his own production company,Sanxaafi,and created a number of films. He is also a scholar of African cinema affiliated to the University of Stirling.
Events in the year 2021 in the Gambia.
Fatou Sanyang Kinteh also known as Fatou Kinteh is a Gambian politician and women's rights activist. She currently serves as the Gambian minister for women's affairs,children,and social welfare. She also serves as the national coordinator of The Gambia for Gender-Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation.
Amie Bojang-Sissoho is a Gambian journalist,women's rights activist and politician. She emerged Gambian first woman government's Director of Press and Public Relation following her appointment by president Adama Barrow.
Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow,also spelled Fatoumata,is the first wife of Gambian President Adama Barrow and the First Lady of the Gambia since 2017.
