Burkina Faso seeks to eradicate early, forced marriages

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Channel: CGTN Africa · 2018 · News & Politics

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Three years ago Burkina Faso adopted a national strategy to prevent and try to eliminate early and forced marriages. But despite those measures, the practice is far from in decline. According to a report released by Amnesty International in 2016, Burkina Faso has one of the world's highest rates of forced and early marriages.  But government and organisations in the country are trying to change the trend. CGTN'S Thuli Tshabalala has more.

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