Sierra Leone criminalises child marriage

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President Julius Maada Bio has adopted a law banning child marriage in
Sierra Leone. Parliament approved the law last month, passing a bill
that criminalises marrying girls below the age of 18. Transgressors of
this law will receive jail terms of at least 15 years or a fine of
more than $2000. According to Unicef in 2017, the country had 800 000
wives under 18. Unicef's acting chief of child protection Neha Naidu
has more.

Tune into Newzroom Afrika DStv channel 405 for more.

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