Sierra Leone has one of the highest child marriage rates in Africa, with 30 percent of girls married before turning 18, according to the 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Surveys.

The third-placed play, The Commodity, tells the story of a man who is looking for the best financial deal he can get for his daughter's hand in marriage. Arranged marriages are common in Africa, and ...

Liberian delegate Rev. Jerry Kulah of the Africa Initiative said ... denomination that will contradict the Bible ‘s teaching on marriage and sexual morality,” he said. In a video posted ...

By Amelia Nierenberg The president of the small West African country of Sierra Leone signed a law on Tuesday that banned marriage for children age 18 and younger and would impose steep fines on ...

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has fundamentally changed the country’s marriage law, making it fairer to people who are married “out of community of property” when their marriages end.