Banjul, Gambia, Aug 12, 2025 (AFP) - Gambia baby death heightens alarm over female genital mutilation

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2025-08-12

Rights activists in The Gambia are calling for justice after a one-month-old baby's death was linked to female genital mutilation, a widely practised but illegal procedure up for review before the country's Supreme Court. The Gambia has one of the highest rates of FGM in the world, with 73 percent of women and girls aged 15 to 49 having undergone the procedure, according to 2024 figures from UNICEF. The baby girl was pronounced dead upon arrival......

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