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Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage, Enacts Severe Penalties For Violations

President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday promulgated a law banning child marriage in a country where hundreds of thousands of girls are married before turning 18. "Freedom has come for our women," Bio said during a ceremony organised by feminist groups