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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.
Queen Margaret University. Occupation (s) human rights activist, women's rights activist. Known for. anti-FGM campaigner in Scotland. Awards. Order of the British Empire. Fatou Baldeh MBE (born December 1983) [1] is a Gambian women's rights activist who campaigns to end female genital mutilation (FGM). [2]
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 Sanyang Kinteh. 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.
Fatou Jagne Senghore also known as Fatou Jagne Senghor (Fatou Diagne Senghor) is a Gambian jurist, human rights advocate, women's rights and free expression activist. She is well known for her work in human rights in West Africa especially in The Gambia and Senegal She earned the nickname of "Senegambian Iron Lady" for her efforts defending human rights in The Gambia under the autocratic ...
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A constitutional crisis occurred in Gambia following presidential elections in December 2016, in which challenger Adama Barrow achieved an upset victory over longtime incumbent Yahya Jammeh. It eventually concluded after a military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led to Jammeh’s departure from the country.