10 % in Niger , West Africa , denounce practice of female genital mutilation . This , performed on young girls without consent , is extremely painful . `` We have decided to definitively put an end to female genital mutilation in our villages and to continue sensitizing neighboring villages so they also give up the practice , '' said N. Babobou Pana , leader of one of the villages . Rate of female suicide has dropped but still common in west of Niger . Practice also common in western , eastern and northeastern regions of Niger .
10 % in Niger , West Africa , denounce practice of female genital mutilation . This , performed on young girls without consent , is extremely painful . Rate of female suicide has dropped but still common in west of Niger . Practice also common in western , eastern and northeastern regions of Niger .