Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) – Demonstrators for and against female genital mutilation (FGM) gather outside The Gambia’s National Assembly building as lawmakers vote to advance to the next parliamentary stage a highly controversial bill that seeks to lift a ban on the practice, which has been in place since 2015.
Gambian MPs advance bill lifting ban on female genital mutilation
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