Africa: Female Genital Mutilation - Africa's Curse On Women

Marieme Bamba, a 57-year-old solar engineer, said she was just a "young girl" when her genitalia were cut, maybe seven or eight years old.

"Because of the practice, there are two painful events that I will not be able to forget for the rest of my life," Ms Bamba said. "The first was the day I was cut - I felt intense pain for more than two days and had difficulty urinating."

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