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Rohingya refugees gather near a fence during a government organized media tour, to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maung Daw, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar
Justice
Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court
Gambia's Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou speaks on the first day of hearings in a case against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.
Justice
Gambian minister brought Myanmar to The Hague ‘in the name of humanity’
Wind turbines Morocco
Climate Change
Almost all countries have fallen short on climate change commitments
A man shows the logo of a T-shirt that reads "Stop the Cut"
Development
Female genital mutilation is illegal in the US. So why is it still happening?
Gambia's president, Al Hadji Yahya Jammeh, attends the plenary session of the Africa-South America Summit in 2009.
Justice
The Gambia is the worst dictatorship you’ve probably never heard of
JuJu is made up of Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, the band's founding members.
Music
The music of JuJu is where West African tradition meets English punk
Coral trout
Global Scan
Could this trout really be as smart as a chimp?
Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts from Norfolk Street on November 4, 2012
Conflict & Justice
Nearly killed in Sierra Leone, this refugee has found more than a home in Worcester, Mass.
Development & Education
Are volunteer programs empowering — or exploitative?
Arts, Culture & Media
Justin Adams Guitarist for Juju and Founder of Mali’s Festival in the Desert
Conflict & Justice
Mourning an Executed Gambian Death Row Inmate
Arts, Culture & Media
Mdungu’s ‘The Gambian Space Program’
Mega-Cities in the Year 2025
Global Politics
Fake awards for Gambian president