Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping ... I was told how a married woman who has no male child in her family is allowed to marry a woman so that a male child can be born ...

The women's rights group, however, commended many African States for making strides towards amending laws on child marriage in compliance with international and regional human rights obligations.

The current draft bill proposes that the legal age to marry should be 18. The portfolio committee on home affairs recently ...

Child rights advocates applaud the new Marriage Bill aimed at banning marriages for those under 18, while calling for enhanced education and protection services ...

The group recently convened for a week- long workshop in Windhoek, where experts from Southern and Eastern Africa refined ... SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage. Meanwhile, the digital ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping ... I was told how a married woman who has no male child in her family is allowed to marry a woman so that a male child can be born ...

I found that there are various scenarios in which woman-to-woman marriage is practiced in West Africa. In Okrika, in ...