Tanzania
Mass FGM ceremonies planned in Tanzania
afrol News, 9 December - While Tanzania outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM) in 1998, mass FGM ceremonies are still going on, in particular in the November-January season. Activists expect over 5,000 girls to be cut "this holiday season".
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Benin
Child marriages fought in Benin
afrol News, 24 May - Despite government efforts to prohibit forced marriages of young girls, in Benin's rural areas the practice prevails. Now, safe havens are provided for Beninese children suffering from abuse.
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Ethiopia
FGM on return in Ethiopia's Afar region
afrol News, 9 April - The strongly harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is effectively being fought in Ethiopia's Afar region. Anti-FGM campaigns are supported by Muslim religious leaders, clan leaders and now even circumcisers themselves.
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Egypt
Egypt heads intl fight to end FGM
afrol News, 8 December - After Egypt earlier this year legislated a ban against female genital mutilation (FGM), authorities are now spearheading works to fight FGM at an international level as well. First Lady Suzanne Mubarak next weekend will open a Cairo conference on the issue.
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» 09.06.2008 - Egypt lawmakers ban FGM
» 06.06.2008 - Parents detained over daughters' FGM in Gambia
» 13.05.2008 - Djibouti female genital cutting linked to poverty
» 07.04.2008 - Niger sued over slavery laws
» 03.04.2008 - UN details Liberia violations
» 03.03.2008 - 'Eliminate harmful cultural practices'
» 05.02.2008 - Renewed fight against FGM
» 20.12.2007 - Marriage scourge exposed
» 25.10.2007 - Sudan benefits gender education
» 19.10.2007 - Cry for Ugandan gays
» 30.08.2007 - MALI: Child marriage a neglected problem
» 26.06.2007 - Somaliland now centre for illegal female cutting
» 11.06.2007 - Safe abortions may soon be legal in Mozambique
» 07.05.2007 - Gambian circumcisors publicly abandon knives
» 05.04.2007 - Eritrea criminalises FGM
» 26.02.2007 - FGM, circumcision "likely to spread HIV"
» 13.02.2007 - Slow progress stopping FGM in Mali
» 02.11.2006 - Ethiopian women reject genital cutting (FGM)
» 15.09.2006 - Guinea-Bissau to ban female genital mutilation
» 06.09.2006 - Ghana MPs want tougher penalties for female genital cutting
» 02.06.2006 - "Female genital mutilation increases babies' mortality"
» 09.11.2005 - Islam united to stop female genital mutilation
» 31.05.2005 - Half of Nigeria's women experience domestic violence
» 17.03.2005 - Female genital mutilation a vote-winner in Sierra Leone
» 15.11.2004 - Female mutilation Benin's main human rights problem
» 03.09.2004 - Little progress in fighting slavery, FGM in Mauritania
» 15.06.2004 - FGM in Mali connected to pre-Islamic traditions
» 11.02.2004 - Nigerian govt wants debate on female genital mutilation
» 10.02.2004 - Nigeria adopts anti-Female Genital Mutilation day
» 07.06.2003 - Villagers join campaigns against female genital mutilation
» 30.04.2003 - Zambian govt responds to sexual abuse report
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