According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, there are 130 million child brides, already-married girls under the age of 18, and women who were married as children but are now adults across Africa. For the protection of girl child, the UN agency has urged African states and regional organisations to outlaw child marriage.Here, we’ll look at new laws being implemented by some African countries to address the issue of underage girls getting married and examine the many different reasons why child marriage rates have doubled across the continent, including climate change, natural disasters, and cultural norms
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