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A Gambian woman puts her identity card back into her purse while exiting a polling station, in Serekunda, Gambia, on September 22, 2006.

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

by Mariel Ferragamo

The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa

Poverty
a man shakes hands with his nurse

Eliminating Blindness from Trachoma Is in Sight

by Agatha Aboe, Niesha Foster

In 2021, Gambia became the third African country to eliminate trachoma  

A boy reads the Koran after morning prayers with his family during the holy month of Ramadan, as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Cairo, Egypt, on April 26, 2020. Picture shows the boy reading with his shadow cast on the wall behind him. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Governance

What We Ask About Coronavirus in Africa

by Morine Amutorine, Elaine O. Nsoesie

Search query data from 21 African countries reveal public perceptions, gaps in knowledge, and opportunities to educate