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Sierra Leone adopts law banning child marriage
Child brides suffer lifelong disadvantages, which include being excluded from future educational and economic opportunities.
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone signed the Prohibiting Child Marriage Bill into law on July 2, 2024. (Credit: Sierra Leone presidency)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday promulgated a law banning child marriage in a country where hundreds of thousands of girls