Is FGM banned in Mali?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically illegal in Mali as sexual violence under the Penal and Procedural Code.
Mali 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
- Burkina Faso
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized by law since 1996.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Côte d'Ivoire.
- Guinea
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized by law enacted in 2000.
- Ghana
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Ghana under criminal provision 22 as of 1994.
- Mauritania
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Mauritania since 2005.
- Sierra Leone
- Specifically banned FGM initiation rites are criminalised, but no national law bans all FGM.
Other laws in Mali
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
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