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African nations urged to enforce family laws to protect women

Woman and child in Mauretania

Nairobi, Kenya Thomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls in Africa are still being pushed into forced or early marriages, while those in unhappy unions face discrimination when seeking divorce, campaigners said on Tuesday, urging governments to enforce fairer family laws.  The Solidarity for African Women’s Rights – a coalition of 50 groups – said while […]