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Children's Rights Are Non-Negotiable: Inside The Gambia's Fight to Save Its FGM Ban - An Expert's Perspective

Two babies bled to death after FGM in The Gambia. Now its Supreme Court could be the first in the world to reverse an FGM ban.

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A letter to Roxane, jama in Toronto and the price of a hydration break

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Five Ghanaian women in yellow Black Stars jerseys celebrate joyfully in Toronto's Sankofa Square at night in the rain. One mother carries a sleeping baby in a carrier, another plays a drum, another waves a small Ghanaian flag. They are clapping and singing jama after Ghana's win.