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A photo of an anti Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) protester holding a placard outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM.

An anti Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) protester holds a placard outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM.

Photo by Muhamadou Bittaye/AFP via Getty Images.

Gambian MPs Keep FGM Ban in Place

A week before the final vote on the attempted repeal, most of the lawmakers voted against each of the new clauses, which led to the end of the process.