Gambia's National Assembly has voted to progress a bill aimed at overturning the ban on female genital cutting (FGC), potentially positioning the nation as the first globally to reverse such legislation.
This move, spearheaded by lawmaker Almameh Gibba, has ignited a firestorm of controversy...
Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, wife of the Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode through the Asst. Director Public Affairs, Folashade Kadiri, on Monday, called on mothers, women groups to speak up against female genital mutilation.
She made the call in Alausa, Ikeja, while interacting with...
Hundreds of Kenyan girls have sought refuge in schools and churches in Pokot County in western Kenya, to escape being forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM).
Despite of the introduction of stiff penalties for offenders after FGM was outlawed in 2012, the practice continues in many...
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday said that Osun still recorded highest prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria with over 76.3 per cent.
Mrs Damilola Obinna, a Gender Analyst with UNFPA, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that FGM was high in...
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