Gambia Lifts Ban On Uncovered Hair
The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has scrapped a decree which ordered female government employees to cover their hair at work.
The ban, imposed on 4 January, was resisted by opposition groups.
It was lifted because it made women "unhappy", his office said in a statement, adding that they were his "best friends".
Last month, the president declared the Muslim-majority country an Islamic republic.