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Magufuli urges men to end prostitution by marrying more wives

The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli appears to have the solution to the high level of prostitution among women in his country. He wants men to marry more than one wife.

The Ghanaian sisters projecting Muslim fashion

Two sisters in Ghana are creating Islamic-friendly fashion from the locally produced fabrics that are wildly popular across west Africa.

Nigeria’s Lagos state gets special courts for sexual offences

The Nigerian state of Lagos has announced the setting up of special courts that will deal solely with sexual offences and corruption cases.

Anger in India after eight-month-old baby is raped

An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped allegedly by her cousin in the Indian capital, Delhi. The girl is reportedly in a critical condition at a local hospital where she was brought in on Sunday.

Outrage as Ghana bans local names deemed as titles

Ghana’s Births and Deaths Registry has banned citizens from registering local names deemed as titles as part of their names on birth certificates.

Kenya: Man cuts wife’s hand for overstaying at funeral

A mother of nine, Maria Musa, is nursing serious injuries at a hospital after her husband, Musa Matiko, allegedly chopped off her hand because she overstayed at a funeral.

Kenyan doctor pushes for FGM legalization

A Kenyan doctor has filed a case in the country’s high court seeking to have female genital mutilation legalized in the east African nation.

Nigeria: Father slaps new-born baby for being a girl

A Nigerian father slapped her own three-week old baby for being a girl, an action that has led to the baby been hospitalized.

Kenya: Man arrested for having sex with goats

State prosecutors in Kenya have charged a man with having sex with two goats belonging and killing them afterwards.

Ghana: Menstruating girls banned from crossing river

Young girls in Ghana who are in their menstrual periods have been prevented from crossing a river in the country’s central region. The chiefs in the Upper Denkyira East community in central Ghana have said that the directive was from the river god.  

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