Gambia MP defends bid to legalise female genital mutilation
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Gambian lawmaker Almaneh Gibba started his campaign to overturn a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation after the West African country imposed its first fines on those found guilty of the practice last year. Despite concerns about the leniency of the sentences – a $US220 fine for three women accused of cutting […]
Gambian parliament debates bill to reverse ban on female genital mutilation
Banjul, Gambia Reuters Gambian lawmakers on Monday debated whether to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been on the rise in recent years despite activist campaigns to end the practice. The small West African nation imposed steep fines and jail sentences in 2015 for those who carry out female circumcision, known by […]
AFRICA: IN KENYA, A PASTOR FIGHTS FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION WITH THE GOSPEL
FREDRICK NZWILI, of Religion News Service, reports on how one pastor is challenging the practice of female circumcision…