Gambian parliament debates bill to reverse ban on female genital mutilation
Gambian lawmakers on Monday debated whether to repeal a ban on female…
Female genital mutilation traumatic, anthropologist says
Abieyuwa Abeh, a social anthropologist, has said that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),…
Why we frown at medicalisation of female genital mutilation – UNFPA
The practice of female genital mutilation, FGM is usually attributable to the…
Genital mutilation rates drop for African girls but teens still at risk
Female genital mutilation has dropped drastically among African children this century, research…
ECOWAS first ladies call for end to female genital mutilation
The first ladies of West Africa have called for an end to…
Female genital mutilation violates Child Rights Act — Consultant
Lead Consultant with Save Visions Africa, Dr Peter Okereke, has said that…
Female genital mutilation causes infertility
Dr Okechukwu Ossai, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health in Enugu,…
12 communities join govt to eradicate female circumcision in Osun
Moves to eradicate genital mutilation (FGM) in Osun received a boost on…
Female genital mutilation is child abuse, says UN Population Fund chief
The head of the United Nations Population Fund has, for the first…
How Cameroonian mothers mutilate young girls breasts to protect them from B’ Harm
A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s…
