Banjul -The Gambian Government has introduced a ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Minister of Information Sheriff Bojan announced the order by President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday in Banjul saying it was with immediate effect..
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He said 158 female circumcisers had 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,” he said.
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