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Eritrea: Eritrea outlaws female circumcision Sun. April 08, 2007 10:10 am.- By David Odoki. - (SomaliNet) The Eritrean government has with immediate effect banned female circumcision; A brief statement posted on the Eritrean government website on Thursday said anyone who requests, takes part in or promotes the practice faces a fine or jail sentence. "Female circumcision is a procedure that seriously endangers the health of women, causes them considerable pain and suffering besides threatening their lives," it said. "Whosoever requests, incites or promotes female circumcision ... shall be punishable with a fine and imprisonment." The ban took effect on March 31, it said, but gave no other details Female circumcision, also called female genital mutilation (FGM), is widespread in the Horn of Africa and involves cutting off the clitoris and other parts of the female genitalia. Up to 140 million women and girls worldwide are estimated to have suffered FGM, and United Nations agencies estimate that another three million a year are subjected to the practice (Shabait.com) News Category: East Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...