SADC PF secretary general calls for stronger parliamentary action to end FGM |21 March 2025

The secretary general of the SADC PF, Boemo Sekgoma

The secretary general of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called for urgent and sustained parliamentary action to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Speaking at the launch of the updated Global Report on FGM/Cutting at the 69th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Ms Sekgoma described FGM as a “very live and serious issue” in the SADC region that must be tackled with urgency. To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy