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Gambia MPs reject bid to repeal anti-FGM law

Activists Rohey Cham and Sainabou Sey celebrate after the country's parliament rejected the bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Banjul, Gambia July 15, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

By  The East African

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What you need to know:

  • The anti-FGM law, enacted under exiled former president Yahya Jammeh’s regime, prohibits the cut, which is widely practised in Gambia, backed by religious and cultural beliefs.

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