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Half of world's child brides to be in Africa by 2050: report

The total number of child brides in Africa will rise from 125 million to 310 million by 2050 if current trends persist, meaning almost half of the world's child brides will be African, a UNICEF report ...
Reuters

FACTBOX -Child brides in Africa to more than double by 2050

DAKAR, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of child brides in Africa will soar to 310 million by 2050 from 125 million now if current trends persist, due to slow rates of reduction ...
Reuters

Number of African child brides to soar by 2050 as population grows-U.N.

NAIROBI, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of child brides in Africa will more than double by 2050 if current trends persist because of rapid population growth and limited social change ...
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World AIDS chief warns of risk for Africa's child brides

The head of the UNs AIDS agency on Monday urged African countries to protect young women and children who are bearing the brunt of the continents AIDS epidemic. A sharp rise of people living with the ...
The New York Times

How to Stop Child Marriage? Punish Husbands, Parents and Wedding Guests.

A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated. By Amelia Nierenberg The president of the small West African country ...