Ankole Sub-region

Parents marry off teenage girls in Ankole for cattle – Daily Monitor
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Parents marry off teenage girls in Ankole for cattle – Daily Monitor

Parents are marrying off their daughters at a young age in exchange for bride price in Ankole Sub-region, Monitor has established. The bride price usually ranges between 10 to 12 cows and an agreed sum of money. The situation was made worse during the two Covid-19-induced lockdowns in March 2020 and June 2021 that saw…