Helen Tadesse – former artist Tilahun Gugsa wife

Premature marriage is a common occurrence, especially in rural areas. For example, in the province of Amhara of North Ethiopia (where the guardians agree with the culminating connections of their little girls when they are still as young as 10 or 12), 48 percent of the ladies are married before they arrived At the age of 15 years. In 2005, it was estimated. That 27% of young ladies under 19 years of age were married. Despite the criminal prohibition of polygamy, it is frequent prevalent in rural ethiopia. Despite the fact that Article 34 (5) of the Constitution needs the consent of both actors before a matter in the field of conjugal, individual and family duties can be presented to a Sharia court, the