The problem with being first is that it can make movement look like progress. The Gambia has become the first African Union member state to ratify the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AU CEVAWG), which was adopted in February, 2025. That fact will travel well. It sounds historic. It will sit neatly in speeches, campaign messages, diplomatic updates, and celebratory headlines. A small country with a heavy human…
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