Is FGM banned in Burkina Faso?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically criminalized by law since 1996.
Burkina Faso is one of 69 countries classified “Specifically banned” for female genital mutilation — 73% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Ghana
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Ghana under criminal provision 22 as of 1994.
- Togo
- Specifically banned Togo has a specific criminal law provision prohibiting FGM since 1998.
- Mali
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Mali as sexual violence under the Penal and Procedural Code.
- Benin
- Specifically banned Specific national anti-FGM law prohibits FGM since 2003.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Côte d'Ivoire.
- Liberia
- Specifically banned Liberia banned FGM for one year which expired in January 2019, but no permanent ban is mentioned.
Other laws in Burkina Faso
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
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