The two children born with two teeth got married on Monday. “My son was born with two teeth and his wife was also born with two teeth. Currently, many African countries are fighting the menace of child marriage and reducing the age of consent, hence, this child marriage ceremony has been met with shock and anger. It further described child marriage as the most critical issue facing youth in the region, followed by school dropout, unemployment, gender-based violence and alcoholism. Michael Kasadha, the spokesman of Busoga North Regional police in Uganda has confirmed that investigations into the latest child marriage development were underway.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 06, 2019 15:00 UTC