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West Africa bureau chief

Education: Duke University

Rachel Chason is The Washington Post's West Africa bureau chief. Before becoming a foreign correspondent in 2022, she was a reporter on the Local desk, focusing on politics and government in Prince George's County, Md.

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Seray Sidibeh, a 26-year-old computer science student, said that the effort to repeal the FGM ban “broke my heart.” The silver lining, she said, is that now people are willing to have conversations that have long been taboo in Gambia — including about men want to marry women who have been cut and then take a second wife who has not been cut because the sex is better.

African Initiative's Ayo speaks during a contest for a scooter at the organization's headquarters in Ouagadougou. (Adrien Bitibaly for The Washington Post)

A video still shows a plume of smoke in Bamako, Mali, on Sept. 17, when militants with an al-Qaeda affiliate launched an attack in the city.

Israel's Iron Dome antimissile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on Tuesday.

Smoke rises in southern Lebanon on Tuesday after an Israeli bombardment.

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters in Tel Aviv on September 21.