VOA 60: Gambians Protest Parliament Effort to Overturn FGM Ban

On VOA 60: Hundreds of Gambians took to the streets of the nation’s capital, Banjul, on Monday to protest a bill that would repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, or FGM. Plus, Stanis Bujakera, a prominent journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for allegedly spreading false information about the death of Cherubin Okende, an opposition leader. This and other African-related news updates on today’s VOA60!