The West African nation of The Gambia was declared an Islamic republic, in December, by its president. What are the implications for its people, and the region in general? Gambia's President, Yahya ...

Gambia's population of 1.8 million people is 95 percent Muslim. He said that other citizens of other faiths would still be able to practise. Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday declared the ...

Nigeria’s fast-developing Islamic banking system has been selected as a study model for the emerging Islamic banking in The Gambia. Delegates from The Gambia were at Nigeria’s premier non-interest ...

SOMA, Gambia — When Metta, a mother of six from rural Gambia, heard that lawmakers were considering reversing the country's ban on female genital cutting, a centuries-old practice she underwent as a ...