Liberia: Traditional women threaten to resume FGM practices

Traditional women in Nimba County threaten to return to FGM practices if President Joseph Boakai does not reinstate Cultural Ambassador Julie Endee.

By Thomas Domah, Nimba County 

Nimba County, Liberia, September 10, 2024 – Hundreds of traditional women in Nimba County are threatening to return to the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which has been banned in Liberia by government and development partners. 

The women’s threat followed the replacement of…