Child marriage Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/child-marriage/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:40:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Child marriage Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/child-marriage/ 32 32 67616479 Three Nigerian teenagers are fighting to end child marriage https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/three-nigerian-teenagers-are-fighting-to-end-child-marriage/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/three-nigerian-teenagers-are-fighting-to-end-child-marriage/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:15:38 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=55042 In a campaign dubbed “Raise the Age”, three Nigerian teenagers are fighting for the removal of a clause in Section 29 of the Nigerian constitution. The clause stipulates that "any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age", so facilitating underage marriage.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/three-nigerian-teenagers-are-fighting-to-end-child-marriage/feed/ 0 55042 Autonomy, predatory exposure and the age of consent https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/kenya-debates-predatory-exposure-age-of-consent/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/kenya-debates-predatory-exposure-age-of-consent/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:43:10 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=52375 Not for the first time, Kenya is discussing the possibility of amending the Sexual Offences Act to lower the age of consent from 18 to 16 years. The discussion is highlighting the issue of predatory exposure and the responsibility of society in safeguarding the rights of children.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/kenya-debates-predatory-exposure-age-of-consent/feed/ 0 52375 Nigeria’s IDP camps: where child marriages take place https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/nigerias-idp-camps-where-child-marriages-take-place/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/nigerias-idp-camps-where-child-marriages-take-place/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:13:03 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=42806 Following the invasion of villages and killing of local farmers in Benue by Fulani herdsmen , young girls at the Internally Displaced Persons camps are being married off by their families because of the lack of food, clean water and sleeping materials. The Nigerian government is silent about this and these teenage girls are at risk of contracting HIV/Aids.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/nigerias-idp-camps-where-child-marriages-take-place/feed/ 0 42806 It’s time Mauritius took decisive steps to outlaw child marriages https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/time-mauritius-took-decisive-steps-outlaw-child-marriages/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/time-mauritius-took-decisive-steps-outlaw-child-marriages/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2018 13:13:54 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=39317 Laws in Mauritius allow minors to marry while some cultures on the island are tolerant of child marriage.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/time-mauritius-took-decisive-steps-outlaw-child-marriages/feed/ 0 39317 What’s driving the sky-high child marriage https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/whats-driving-sky-high-child-marriage/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/whats-driving-sky-high-child-marriage/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:52:08 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=37208 More than half of girls in South Sudan are married before the age of 18. Endemic conflict and food shortages are only exacerbating the problem.

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