Yahya Jammeh

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh bans child marriage

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has told lawmakers to introduce legislation to ban child marriage. Mr Jammeh said anyone marrying a girl aged below 18 would be jailed for up to 20 years. Speaking at the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations at the end of Ramadan, he said parents and imams who perform the ceremonies would also face...