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Genitalia from girls mutilated in I. Coast sold for magic

Genitalia cut from girls in illegal "circumcision" ceremonies is used in several regions of the West African country to "make love potions" or magic ointments that some believe will help them "make money or reach high political office", said Labe Gneble

Nouho Konate, a Djigui foundation member who has been fighting FGM in the area for 16 years, explains posters on excision in Odienne on May 20, 2024. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Touba, Ivory Coast | AFP

When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut

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Ivory Coast
Crime
Women
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