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Gambian MP tables law to lift ban on female genital mutilation
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Gambian MP tables law to lift ban on female genital mutilation

A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia’s parliament by an independent lawmaker. Female genital mutilation was outlawed in the mainly Muslim nation in 2015 when Yahya Jammeh was president.He said it was not required in Islam. However, influential Muslim clerics have been pushing for...

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UNFPA, NGO seeks end Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria

The Action Health Incorporated (AHI), an NGO in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has reiterated its commitment to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. The Programme Coordinator, AHI, Ms Fatima Idris, who spoke on the sideline of a three-day capacity building on the use of digital technology on Friday, said FGM...