2015-11-29 African Union Promises to Stop Child Marriage
The number of girls married in Africa is expected to double in the next 35 years, experts say. That means almost half, or 310 million girls, by 2050 will be…
2014-11-24 African Union Promises to End Child Marriage
The African Union has sworn to stop all child marriages within a generation. The African nation of Mozambique has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world.…
2014-06-02 Africa Launches Campaign to End Child Marriage
In most African countries, at least 30 percent of all girls are married before they reach age 18. Many of these girls become a man’s wife against their will. The…