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Lawmakers Avoid Ban on Female Genital Mutilation, Disappointing Activists

Lawmakers Avoid Ban on Female Genital Mutilation, Disappointing Activists

The National Working Group Against Female Genital Mutilation says it is disappointed in members of the legislature for passing the Domestic Violence Bill without including any provision banning FGM.

EDITORIAL: Vice President’s County of Origin Should Not Matter to Citizens

With Vice President Joseph Boakai’s selection of Nuquay as his running mate, there is a palpable sense of disappointment in Nimba. Citizens of Liberia’s second most populous county had counted on Boakai naming a running mate from the county, especially as he visited Nimba just a few days before he announced his choice.

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