Underage Marriages Remain Persistent

Underage Marriages Remain Persistent
AllAfrica.com
TRADITIONS are so powerful in many parts of Tanzania, especially among the Wamasai, Wakurya, and Wachagga in the north; the Wahehe and Wamakonde in the south; and the Wahaya in the west. Traditions also die hard in central Tanzania mainly among ...

AllAfrica.com

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

10 Nov

Violence behind persistent increase of street children

IPPmedia
Violence behind persistent increase of street children
IPPmedia
Violence on children is the leading cause of the persistent increase of street children with many opting to face the uncertainties and dangers of the streets than endure violence at home. Speaking during a media advocacy and stakeholders workshop on child ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Tackling underage sex in Kenya

One in five teenagers are sexually active in Kenya, according to its Ministry of Health.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Underage African footballers 'trafficked' to Laos

Despite specific rules banning the transfer of underage footballers, the BBC has found evidence of African boys as young as 14 being trafficked to Asia.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Jul

Underage fighters drawn into Iraq’s bloody sectarian war

The video on his phone shows the boy firing a heavy machine gun mounted on a tripod through a hole in a crumbling building, his slender body shaking from the kickback.

 

5 years ago

Medical Xpress

18 Feb

Life-course-persistent antisocial behaviour may be associated with differences in brain structure

Life-course-persistent antisocial behaviour may be associated with differences in brain structure  Medical XpressLong-term offenders have different brain structure, study says  The GuardianCriminals end up with 'smaller brains'  BBC NewsAssociations between life-course-persistent antisocial behaviour and brain structure in a population-representative longitudinal birth cohort  The LancetPersistent lying, stealing and bullying linked to having a smaller brain, researchers...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jan

MP urges govt to end persistent land conflicts between investor, villagers

The government has been asked to find a lasting solution to land-related disputes among Mbarali residents and an investor in the Kapunga Farm with recent reports showing that there is still a row between villagers and the management of the investment.

 

10 years ago

Castanet.Net

17 Nov

Forced child marriages

Castanet.net
Forced child marriages
Castanet.net
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, speaks as Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, listens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. Grim human rights reports on forced child marriages in Tanzania are making the government take a hard look at ...
Ottawa quietly pushing aid partner Tanzania on kids' rights, forced marriageCTV News
Ottawa quietly pushing aid partner Tanzania on kid's rights, forced marriage570 News

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10 years ago

Mail &Amp; Guardian Online

14 Nov

Tanzania: Marriages of convenience

Tanzania: Marriages of convenience
Mail & Guardian Online
It is 12.30pm and an older woman emerges from her tiny mud house. A younger woman is making some porridge outside. These two women are husband and wife: they are traditionally married and they have children. This practice is called nyumba ntobhu in ...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

14 Jan

Only Education Can End Unwanted Marriages

Only Education Can End Unwanted Marriages
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — THE practice of child marriage is still common in many areas because it is embedded in culture and Islamic Religion. According to a recent media survey in some areas of the islands, child marriage is also a furtive practice in families. The survey ...

 

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