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The African Union Commission, Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, has lauded a decision by the High Court of the Republic of Kenya, dismissing a case in which a medical doctor had challenged the prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), arguing that it limited women’s choice and right to uphold their culture. The Court however on the 17^th March 2021, ruled that the practice of FGM violates a woman’s right to health, human dignity and in instances when it results in death, the right to life, adding that the practice also undermines international human rights standards.

18 March 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has learnt with profound sadness of the untimely passing of H.E. John Pombe Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. 

On behalf the African Union family, the Chairperson expresses his deepest condolences to the family of the late President Magufuli, and stands in solidarity and mourning with the Government and People of the United Republic of Tanzania during this difficult time of loss.