Sierra Leone has banned child marriage in a new law that imposes a 15-year prison term and $4,000 fine for offenders.

FREETOWN (AP): A bill that bans child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law, President Julius Maada Bio said late Tuesday, in an effort to...

Sierra Leone has made it illegal to marry a girl under the age of 18. The new law was brought in this week. President Julius The post Child marriage...

Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital,...

Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital,...

Sierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage — a move heralded by rights groups and foreign partners but leaving some...

Sierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage — a move heralded by rights groups and foreign partners but leaving some...

The country has seen hundreds of thousands of child marriages since 2000. As activists push for new laws, an unlikely cohort stands in their way

Sierra Leone has enacted a landmark law banning child marriage, with severe penalties for violations. President Julius Maada Bio signed the law on...