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Fuambai Ahmadu, co-founder of African Women Are Free to Choose, and Nimco Ali, co-founder of Daughters of Eve

Stephen Sackur talks to Fuambai Ahmadu, co-founder of African Women Are Free to Choose, and Nimco Ali, co-founder of Daughters of Eve.

When US president Barack Obama visited Kenya in 2015 he spoke out against the continued practice of female genital mutilation in countries across Africa and beyond. He said that FGM has 'no place in the 21st century'. But are there cultural arguments for the practice to continue? Stephen Sackur talks to Fuambai Ahmadu and Nimco Ali.

30 minutes

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Wed 6 Apr 201623:30GMT
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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestFuambai Ahmadu
Interviewed GuestNimco Ali

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  • Mon 11 Jan 201604:30GMT
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  • Mon 11 Jan 201620:30GMT
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