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.

Despite legislation and policies, the traditional, patriarchal systems across the continent hinder girls’ development ...

Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed.

Prior to its enactment, Zimbabwe faced a precarious situation where, as Murenzvi poignantly notes, “from May 24, 2023 to ...

At the recent Albie Awards, Michelle Obama presented the Justice for Women Award to Memory Banda, a young activist from ...

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade ... including child trafficking, forced early marriage and child labor. But we can’t do any of this lifesaving work without your support. Even ...

Initially tabled in Parliament as the Marriage and Divorce Bill in December 2009, the draft sought to modernise Uganda’s marriage laws by recognising various forms of marriage, addressing marital ...

Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights ... Some girls are forced into child marriages. Ongoing aid obstruction and repeated attacks on healthcare facilities by the warring ...

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Sicelo Buthelezi and his girlfriend are expecting their first child, and their photo surfaced on social media, sparking a ...