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Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Other Country Women Celebrate As Bill Banning Child Marriage Was Passed

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The First Lady of the country of Sierra Leone has expressed her joy after a bill criminalizing child marriage was passed.

The First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio in a video shared online could be seen with some of her country women dancing and rejoicing after their efforts have been crowned.

 

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Sierra Leone is known as one of the highest countries with child marriage, with about one-third of girls married before the age of 18, and another third giving birth before the age of 19, according to the Ministry of Health.

Sierra Leone passed a bill on the 21st of June, 2023, banning child marriage, and any form of sexual relationship with anyone below the age of 18.

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Following the passage of the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill, First Lady Bio took to X to celebrate.

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