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The Gambia rejects bid to reverse ban on female genital mutilation
By Lizzie Suber AFRO Intern lizziesuber@afro.com A vote held by The Gambia’s National Assembly last month blocked recent efforts to repeal the Women’s (Amendment) Act of 2015, which criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM). This vote prevented The …