On this special International Day edition of 50-50, we examine the continuing fight against Female Genital Mutilation - beginning with the voices of survivors, then moving through medical recovery, national policy responses and regional prevention strategies. Featuring experts from UNFPA Sénégal, officials in Senegal, and medical specialists working in France, the programme explores how West Africa is confronting the practice - even as risks persist in neighbouring states such as Mali, Guinea, and Mauritania.