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Number of child brides to soar in Africa, say rights groups
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November 26, 2015

Number of child brides to soar in Africa, say rights groups

By LYNSEY CHUTEL

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The 14-year-old girl had just arrived home from school when her family told her to swap her school uniform for traditional wedding robes. While she had been

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