Malawian chief annuls 300 child marriages, sends kids to school

A Malawian traditional leader has taken it upon herself to discourage the prevalence of child marriages within her constituency. Senior Chief Inkosi Kachindamoto annulled over 300 marriages, thereby applying the country’s new laws regarding child marriage. In April, President Peter Mutharika signed into a law a ban on child marriage, setting the minimum age requirement for marriage in the country at 18. Read more here:

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