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Child marriage is the betrothal of girls and boys below the age of 18. [1]
In the Ivory Coast, child marriage is a prevalent issue within the country and affects millions of residents on a day-to-day basis. [2] Recent efforts have been done to reduce its presence within the country, however, a lack of funds and unregistered births have significantly hindered its progress [3] and progress has stagnated in recent years. [4]
Under Marriage Act 1983, in the Ivory Coast it is illegal in for a marriage to occur for a man under the age of twenty and a woman under the age of eighteen, but a public prosecutor can grant an exception to this law with parental consent. And in Article 378 of the Ivorian Penal Code any person who forces a marriage upon a person under the age of eighteen will be imprisoned for 1 to 5 years and/or will be fined between 360,000 to 1,000,000 francs. [5] [6] Despite these laws, in 2017, 27% of girls were married off before the age of 18 and 7% were married before they turned 15 in 2017. [7]
In 2019, the Council of Ministers of Côte d’Ivoire has approved a bill to amend marriage law and make the age of consent eighteen for both sexes, prevent prosecutors from granting exceptions, and ensure stricter standards on verification of the ages of the parties to be married. Along with that, the bill allows women to manage their collective properties, although only one party in the marriage would be allowed to manage it. The bill also prohibits same-sex marriage, with it defining marriage as to be only between a woman and a man, and it still needs to be approved by the President and the Parliament before it goes into effect. [8] [9]
Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, between a child and an adult, or between a child and another child.
Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will. A marriage can also become a forced marriage even if both parties enter with full consent if one or both are later forced to stay in the marriage against their will.
The legal age of consent for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across Asia. The specific activity engaged in or the gender of participants can also be relevant factors. Below is a discussion of the various laws dealing with this subject. The highlighted age refers to an age at or above which an individual can engage in unfettered sexual relations with another who is also at or above that age. Other variables, such as homosexual relations or close in age exceptions, may exist, and are noted when relevant.
The age of consent in Africa for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across the continent, codified in laws which may also stipulate the specific activities that are permitted or the gender of participants for different ages. Other variables may exist, such as close-in-age exemptions.
Guy-André Kieffer is a journalist of dual French and Canadian nationality who worked in West Africa generally, and in Côte d'Ivoire specifically. On April 16, 2004, he was kidnapped from an Abidjan parking lot and has not been seen since. In early 2012 remains suspected to belong to Kieffer were found in the department of Issia, in the west of Côte d'Ivoire.
Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician. She is the President of the Parliamentary Group of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and is a Vice-President of the FPI. As the wife of Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011, she was also First Lady of Ivory Coast prior to their arrest by pro-Ouattara forces.
Women in Ivory Coast formed less than half the country's population in 2003. Their social roles and opportunities have changed since the time of French colonialism.
The Constitution of Ivory Coast was approved by referendum on October 30, 2016, and officially adopted on November 8, 2016.
Lebanese people in the Ivory Coast are a community of people whose ancestors are Lebanese and either emigrated to the Ivory Coast directly or are descended from those who did. It is the largest Lebanese diaspora in Africa.
Air Côte d'Ivoire is the flag carrier of Ivory Coast, based in Abidjan. The company succeeded the country's former flag carrier Air Ivoire, which went bankrupt in 2011. It started operations on 12 November 2012.
Prostitution in Ivory Coast is legal, but associated activities, such as soliciting, pandering or running brothels, are illegal. Sex workers report law enforcement is sparse and corrupt. Police sometimes harass sex workers and demand bribes or sexual favours. Transgender prostitutes are often targeted by police and soldiers and subjected to violence. It was estimated in 2014 that there were 9,211 prostitutes in the country.
Salif Traoré, better known by his stage name A’salfo, is an Ivorian singer. He is the lead singer of the group Magic System. He has a career spanning more than twenty years, punctuated by several albums and distinctions for his actions through music, but also community development. The Anoumabo Urban Music Festival was created in 2008 under his leadership, and is supported by the Magic System Foundation of which he is the president.
Anne Jacqueline Oble, also known as Jacqueline Lohoues-Oble, is an Ivorian lawyer and politician who was the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election.
Child marriage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the eighteenth highest in the world. In a child marriage, one or both parties are under the age of eighteen years old. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 37% of girls are married before they turn eighteen, and 10% of girls are married before age fifteen. Though significantly less than the rate of child marriage for girls, 6% of boys in the DRC are married before age eighteen.
There are multiple factors which contribute to gender equality in Ivory Coast . The history of the Ivory Coast still influences gender inequality in the country. A large factor which also pushes the nation back to be a strong economic player is the lack of education especially for women. It starts from primary education up to higher-level education where girls are obviously disadvantaged compared to boys. Arranged marriages for girls who are often under the age of 18 and lack of knowledge about laws and their rights also promote gender inequality.
Michel Gondi Gueu is an Ivorian politician and army general (2S).
Kouadio Konan Bertin, known as KKB, is an Ivorian politician. He represented Port-Bouët in the National Assembly from 2011 to 2016.
Amadou Soumahoro was an Ivorian politician. He served in the National Assembly constituency of Séguéla and was President of the National Assembly from 7 March 2019 until his death on 7 May 2022. He also served as President of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie from 9 July 2019 until his death.
The Achi II government governed the Ivory Coast from 20 April 2022 to 6 October 2023.
Cabinet of Ivory Coast is the executive branch of the Government of the Ivory Coast.
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