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Sudan finally bans female genital mutilation

Sudan has become the latest country in Africa to make female genital mutilation (FGM) a criminal act. Offenders would be jailed for up to three...

Burkina Faso: 50 girls hospitalized after genital mutilation

Officials in Burkina Faso say about 50 girls have been hospitalised after undergoing female genital mutilation. According to BBC Afrique, some of the girls...

Somalia: First FGM prosecution after death of a victim

Somalia has announced the first prosecution related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It follows the death of a 10-year-old girl who was subjected to the...

Kenyan doctor pushes for FGM legalization

A Kenyan doctor has filed a case in the country’s high court seeking to have female genital mutilation legalized in the east African nation.

Ghana struggles to fight FGM, develops new strategies

Ghana has announced plans to renew its fight against Female Genital Mutilation, FGM by reviewing current strategies and rolling out effective measures.

Tanzania: female genital circumcisers receive cow tails for every cut

A former female genital circumciser has revealed that she undertook the practice in Tanzania in order to receive money and the tail of a cow.

Kenyan girls invent app to end FGM

Animated chatter spills out from a corner of tech giant Google's Nairobi offices as five Kenyan schoolgirls discuss their upcoming trip to California where...

Egypt urged to fight female genital mutilation

Silence around female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt is costing lives, campaigners warned on Tuesday ahead of the traditional "cutting season" when thousands of...

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

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