Sudan has criminalised carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail.
Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14 and 49 have undergone some form of FGM, according to the UN.
In Sudan it is common for women to get the inner and outer labia, and usually the clitoris, removed.
FGM can result in urinary tract infections, uterine infections, kidney infections, cysts, reproductive issues and pain during sex.
Girls get cut because of a widespread cultural belief that it is essential for girls' reputations and future marriage prospects.
But there has been a global trend towards banning the practice.
However, according to a Unicef report carried out in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East, the practice is still being widely carried out, despite the fact that at least 24 of these countries have legislation or some form of decrees against FGM.
BBC Sudan analyst Mohaned Hashim notes that there have been previous attempts to ban FGM in Sudan but parliament under long-time leader Omar al-Bashir rejected the recommendations.
Women were at the forefront of the movement that toppled Mr Bashir in April 2019.
Campaigners accused the former government of discriminating against women in various ways - including preventing women from wearing trousers.
In November Sudan repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public.
The FGM amendment to the criminal law was approved on 22 April, Reuters news agency reports.
Under the amendment, anyone who performs FGM either inside a medical establishment or elsewhere faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.
How big a deal is this for Sudanese women?
By Insaf Abbas, BBC News
This feels like a momentous day for Sudanese women, although many are treating it with caution for fear that FGM could be driven underground.
But it's hard for me to say how my close friends and family in Khartoum are feeling. Although I know how widespread the practice is in Sudan, it's also very taboo. I've never spoken to female relatives about FGM, and I don't even know which of them have gone through it.
Maybe that will change with this news. I'm hoping that if anything, it shakes the taboo and gets more women and girls in Sudan talking about FGM.
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