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Sierra Leone has banned child marriage

Sierra Leone’s parliament recently approved a law banning child marriage. The law criminalizes marrying girls under 18 years of age.

Sierra Leone recently passed a landmark bill to ban child marriage. The country has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world. How easy will it be to eliminate the practice?

Also we hear from the new chancellor for the University of Nairobi Professor Patrick Verkooijen. What's his view on the Gen Z inspired protests in Kenya?

And how did Togo manage to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases?

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Aime Liebowitz, Bella Hassan, Victor Sylver and Rob Wilson in London. Frenny Jowi and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi.
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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