divorcing his first wife). "Polygamy in Gambia". accessgambia.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017. AFROL Gender Profiles: The Gambia, Archived 28 March 2008 Park...

practice, the right to multiple spouses is reserved for men only. The Gambia Guinea Libya Kenya: Polygamy legal under legislation passed in 2014. Mali...

estimated to have the highest polygamy prevalence in the world being Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, Niger and Nigeria. The term "polygamy" may be referring...

Islam is the major religion in the Gambia, representing 97% of the 2 million population, with the first Muslim communities in the country arriving in 11th...

countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia and Niger) having a higher prevalence. Zamfara State was the first to legislate polygamy, which occurred on January...

be legally contracted in the nation of Comoros. Ottenheimer, Martin (1 January 1985). Marriage in Domoni: Husbands and Wives in an Indian Ocean Community...

Polygamy in Guinea is generally illegal. Polygamy is regulated under the new 2019 family law. The new regulations stipulate that a marriage is presumed...

countries estimated to have the highest polygamy prevalence in the world being Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, Niger and Nigeria. In the region of sub-Saharan Africa...

Bah-Barrow has been First Lady. Since polygamy (or more precisely polygyny) is legal and widespread in Gambia, several heads of government were married...

living in polygamous marriages as of 2019 (behind only Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Togo). Polygamy in Chad...

Namibia debates polygamy Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Nico Horn: International human rights norms and standards: The development of Namibian...

Polygamy is legal under certain circumstances in South Africa. All polygamous marriages entered into in accordance with the provisions of the Recognition...

Polygamy in Morocco is legal, but very uncommon due to restrictions that were introduced by the government in 2004 that mandated financial qualifications...

Under law, polygamy is legal in the country of Somalia. Legal status of polygamy Polygamy in Islam "Acceptance of Polygamy Slowly Changes in Muslim Africa"...

Polygamous marriages in the Democratic Republic of Congo are officially illegal, the practice continues. It is still practiced as a part of traditional...

The practice of what is usually called polygamy, enjoys de facto and de jure legality in Kenya. It is to be understood as polygyny, however. Marriage Bill...

According to the Sudanese Law of Personal Status of 1991, Polygamy is legal in Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has strongly advocated...

Polygamy in Africa has existed throughout the history of Africa. Polygamy, particularly polygyny, is a highly valued social institution in Africa. Polygamy...

Polygamy in Eswatini is legal but rare due to high bride prices. Eswatini has a dual legal system of common law, based on Roman-Dutch law, and traditional...

name for a geographical region in West Africa, which lies between the Senegal River in the north and the Gambia River in the south. However, there are also...

is legal in Cameroon, contracted frequently for reasons of both status and wealth. It has been reported that polygamy is most often found in rural areas...

Polygamy is illegal in Ghana, but the restrictions are not heavily enforced. Polygamous marriages are illegal under civil law, though are arguably considered...

Polygamy was abolished in 1964 by the new Civil Code and polygamous marriages entered into after that date would not be valid in Ivory Coast. However,...

without sons in Mozambique accused of sorcery and robbed of land". Reuters. Retrieved 30 December 2016. Although polygamy is prohibited in Mozambique there...

Tunisia became the first Arab state to formally abolish polygamy in 1956, the same year it gained official independence. Tunisia remains one of the few predominantly...

in five women in Malawi live in polygamous relationships. In the 2000s, there were efforts to abolish the practice and legal recognition of polygamy;...

Polygamous unions are legally recognized in the Republic of the Congo. The government stated that "regarding polygamy, 'women were free to choose.' Before...

widespread in the nation. Similar to most countries that provide polygamy as a form of marriage, the first wife must consent to the practice of polygamy before...

Neighboring Tunisia outlaws polygamy altogether. Information on forced marriages and polygamous marriages, including the treatment of women. (PDF), Refugee...

wife/wives first. Polygamy is common within the Afro-Mauritanian and Berber Moorish population, occurring less frequently among the Arab Moorish population...