Shamsa Sharawe has become infamous within the Somali community across the world for speaking out against female genital mutilation (FGM). In a video to illustrate what...
Growing up in Nigeria, Valerie Lomari’s grandmother was the only person who had ever shown her love. Aged 16, she was taken by an elderly woman...
An attempt to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting in Gambia was sent for further committee discussions by lawmakers on Monday. Gambian activists fear...
A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia’s parliament by an independent lawmaker. It was outlawed...
The High Court in Kenya is due to rule today (Wednesday) on whether to decriminalise female genital mutilation for adult women. The case is in response...
With classrooms closed to curb coronavirus, girls are more at risk of FGM, teenage pregnancy and child marriage. Thirteen-year-old Gumato* can finally walk again without feeling...
Sudan has criminalised carrying out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14 and...
