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BY jeannette BAYISENGE Assistant lecturer in department of social sciences NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA ABSTRACT This paper explores the issue of early marriage in Africa. It sheds light specifically on reason behind its perpetuation, its harnful consequences, shows how it comsitutes a barrier to education and enjoyment of girl s human right and how it further threatens the development of countries.
The findings from an extensive reading of materials related to early marriage suggest that early marriage is due to various factors including among others,the search