Banjul, Gambia, Feb 25, 2026 (AFP) - 'Everything was removed': Gambians share pain with FGM ban in balance

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Fatou Sanyang still experiences extreme pain she says feels like "hot water is being poured on me" decades after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a girl in The Gambia. The procedure, which involves total or partial removal of girls' external genitalia, ignites strong passions in the tiny west African nation. And it made headlines last year after the death of two babies. FGM is recognised as a human rights violation by the UN and Worl......

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