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Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 12 hours agoInvited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of Child...
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, and even witnesses to such weddings will be punished
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoA bill that bans child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law, President Julius Maada Bio said late Tuesday, in an effort to protect girls in the West African nation where about a ...
Sierra Leone brings in new law banning child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 22 hours agoParents or those attending such marriage ceremonies could also face fines. "Freedom has come for our...
Sierra Leone bans child marriage, enacts severe penalties for violations
France 24 via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoSierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday promulgated a law banning child marriage in a...