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Child marriage

South Sudan-Ethiopia border communities are key to stopping mass abductions of women and children

Op-eds

South Sudan-Ethiopia border communities are key to stopping mass abductions of women and children

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

‘All girls need is a chance’ says Michelle Obama at Cape Town discussion on eradicating child marriage

South Africa

‘All girls need is a chance’ says Michelle Obama at Cape Town discussion on eradicating child marriage

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Child marriages in South Africa – when wedlock turns to padlock

South Africa

Child marriages in South Africa – when wedlock turns to padlock

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Women and girls in Niger’s Tillabéri bear the brunt of child marriages and gender-based violence

Africa

Women and girls in Niger’s Tillabéri bear the brunt of child marriages and gender-based violence

By Ornella Moderan and Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné for ISS Today

Deep roots – confronting the history of sexual and other violence against women and girls in Africa

Maverick Citizen

Deep roots – confronting the history of sexual and other violence against women and girls in Africa

By Lesego Sekhu and Sinqobile Makhathini

The road to ending female genital mutilation must be paved in partnership with men and boys

Maverick Citizen

The road to ending female genital mutilation must be paved in partnership with men and boys

By Mohamed Fall and Lydia Zigomo

Activists point to climate crisis and Covid-19 as critical factors pushing more young girls towards child marriage

South Africa

Activists point to climate crisis and Covid-19 as critical factors pushing more young girls towards child marriage

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Weep not, child? Covid-19 is setting back children’s rights across Africa

Africa

Weep not, child? Covid-19 is setting back children’s rights across Africa

By Tatenda Mazarura and Mark Heywood

Child marriages: A global and national disgrace

South Africa

Child marriages: A global and national disgrace

By Bheki C. Simelane

Africa’s child marriage crisis: The view from Mozambique

Africa

Africa’s child marriage crisis: The view from Mozambique

By Simon Allison

When culture and policing collide: circumcision deaths and ukuthwala – unpunished crimes

South Africa

When culture and policing collide: circumcision deaths and ukuthwala – unpunished crimes

By Rebecca Davis