Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation

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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation

By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses. Though Niger outlawed the practice in 2003, FGM and other violent treatment of young women remain prevalent among some ethnic groups in the impoverished Sahel nation, which ranks bottom of the United Nations' world development index. ...

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