Child Marriage – Ghana Eye Report

Legal protections are failing to protect girls in Africa from child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), report warns

On: April 29, 2026

Drawing on case studies from Chad, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, the Thematic Report on Harmful Practices Affecting Children in Africa finds that despite progress in strengthening legal frameworks and political commitments, harmful practices remain entrenched Millions of girls in Africa are still at riskContinue Reading

Empowered to Innovate: Two Samburu girls who defied all odds and are now changing the world

By: ghanaeyereport

On: October 11, 2025

In: Feature

In Kenya’s arid and pastoral regions, many girls still grow up under the shadow of child marriage and female genital mutilation. Despite progress, the practice remains deeply entrenched. While data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 shows that the national percentage of women married for the first timeContinue Reading