Mum-Zi was one of the many women and girls who lived in a harem belonging to Chief Akkiri. After giving birth at 8 years and four months, with the chief being the father, her daughter would also become a mother exactly eight years later. She was reportedly impregnated by the same chief who happens to be her father. Nevertheless, this remains one of the shocking moments in history. Ever since the s, a number of cases have been highlighted to show how girls and women across the world suffer just because of their gender.
Among these forms of gender-based violence is child marriage, which denies children the right to be children and take away from them the opportunities for education and a better life. It also exposes them to risk of violence at the hands of their usually older and powerful husbands. A recent report by Girls Not Brides revealed that globally, more than million women alive today were married as children and 17 per cent of them, or million, live in Africa.
It added that about 39 per cent of girls in sub-Saharan Africa are married before the age of 18 and all African countries face the challenge of child marriage. According to the report, Niger has the highest number of child brides, with three out of four girls married before they are The Central African Republic follows.
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