With a prevalence reaching 78% in some regions, female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a public health and human rights emergency in Senegal. This report takes us from the dust of Matam to the treatment centers of Kolda, to meet those fighting to break the cycle of violence, between the implementation of the 1999 law and public declarations of abandonment.

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https://www.seneweb.com/fr/news/Dossier/corps-mutiles-droits-bafoues-ces-voix-qui-se-levent-pour-briser-la-tradition-de-lexcision-13_n_482622.html

Female Genital Mutilation: Those who have undergone it, those who have performed it, and their pact to end a scourge

We gave a voice to those who have lived through the unspeakable. From the trauma of a victim turned activist to the courageous journey of a former practitioner of female genital mutilation, these life stories illuminate the complexity of an age-old practice confronted with modernity and the law. Two intertwined destinies that, from the silence of suffering to the power of public advocacy, bear witness to the urgent need to heal bodies and liberate consciences in order to definitively eradicate female genital mutilation.

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https://www.seneweb.com/fr/news/Dossier/excision-celles-qui-ont-subi-celles-qui-ont-pratique-et-leur-pacte-pour-la-fin-dun-fleau-23_n_482642.html

Dr. Idrissa Ngom: "Female genital mutilation offers no medical benefit; it inflicts unnecessary suffering."

With Dr. Ngom, clinical observation confirms the testimonies from the field. Hemorrhages, infections, urinary problems, infertility, obstetric fistulas, and lasting psychological suffering: far from being a simple ritual, female genital mutilation (FGM) constitutes a mutilation with serious, sometimes fatal, consequences. In this frank interview, Dr. Idrissa Ngom, a urological surgeon, discusses the immediate and long-term dangers of this practice. He explains the possibilities for surgical repair in Senegal and makes an urgent appeal for its complete abandonment to protect young girls.

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https://www.seneweb.com/fr/news/Dossier/dr-idrissa-ngom-lexcision-napporte-aucun-benefice-medical-elle-inflige-des-souffrances-inutiles-33_n_482669.html

[Profile] Marième Sakho, the former female genital mutilator who became the voice of the voiceless in the Assembly

In Bakel, her name still resonates. Marième Sakho, born in 1966, a midwife by profession, was long associated with a practice now condemned by law and collective conscience: female genital mutilation. Yet, her story is not limited to this painful legacy. It is also the story of a woman who chose to break with tradition, to acknowledge her regrets, and to transform her life into a public activism.

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https://www.seneweb.com/fr/news/Politique/profil-marieme-sakho-lancienne-exciseuse-devenue-la-voix-des-sans-voix-a-lassemblee_n_482652.html