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In the diaspora, she runs a news website for The Gambia and is strongly networked via social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Soundcloud. Their Facebook page "The Fatu Network" is watched by more than 250,000 users (as of March 2017). In August 2014, she was assaulted by supporters of Jammeh in the United States.
Fatou Bom Bensouda (/ f ɑː ˈ t uː b ɛ n ˈ s oʊ d ə /; née Nyang; born 31 January 1961) is a Gambian lawyer and former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who has served as the Gambian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since 3 August 2022.
Fatou Baldeh MBE (born December 1983) is a Gambian women's rights activist who campaigns to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Early life and education. Baldeh underwent female genital mutilation at the age of seven and became a victim of mutilation similar to her mother.
March 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM. ERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia on Monday rejected, for now, an attempt to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African ...
Fatou Jeng is a youth climate activist from the Gambia, focused on education, conservation and planting trees. [1] [2] [3] In March 2023, the United Nations' Secretary-General announced Fatou and 6 others as members of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change to provide him with practical and outcome-focused advice, diverse youth perspectives ...
Fatou Jaw-Manneh is a Gambian journalist and activist who received political asylum from the United States in 1994 and has lived in the U.S. ever since. She is a well-known member of the Gambian community in the U.S. and runs the popular news and politics website Maafanta.com. She was the first female reporter at the Gambian Daily Observer and is widely known as “Gambia's Iron Lady” and ...
Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is a truth commission in The Gambia to investigate the Yahya Jammeh era from 1994 to 2017. The process from the announcement of the commission to its launch lasted from 20 July 2017 to 15 October 2018. Its executive secretary is [when?]
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.