Female Genital Mutilation: A Continuing Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a prevalent practice in 28 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, despite international efforts to eradicate it. This deeply rooted cultural tradition involves the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia and has devastating consequences on the physical and mental health of millions of young girls who undergo the procedure. […]