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Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoInvited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition...
Sierra Leone brings in new law banning child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoParents or those attending such marriage ceremonies could also face fines. "Freedom has come for our...
Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 20 hours agoSierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage, a move heralded by rights...
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, and even witnesses to such weddings will be punished
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoSierra Leone is home to 800,000 child brides, with half of them married before age 15, according to the U.N. children’s agency. First Lady Fatima Bio was ...