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Gambia bans female genital mutilation

Xinhua, November 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Gambian government has introduced a ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Information Minister Sheriff Bojang on Monday announced the order by President Yahya Jammeh which comes into force immediately.

Some 158 female circumcisers have desisted from the cutting since a campaign was launched by the Gambia Committee for Traditional Practices.

In May, the committee urged the National Assembly to heed the call by local chiefs and communities to ban FGM in the country.

It is not clear whether legislation would be put in place to enforce the ban. Endit