Content featuring Sao Tome and Principe

Official document

The Dakar Call to Action

The Dakar Call to Action was adopted at the West & Central Africa High-Level Meeting in Dakar from 23-25 October 2017. It calls on governments to address child marriage.

Fact sheet and brief

Child marriage in West & Central Africa

This brief provides an overview of child marriage in West and Central Africa and includes recommendations on how to address it.

Report

Girls' education and child marriage in West and Central Africa

The report documents girls’ educational attainment and child marriage in the region, factors that lead girls to marry or leave school early, and the impact on development.

Report

Child marriage, adolescent pregnancy and family formation in West and Central Africa: patterns, trends and drivers of change

This study analyses the levels, trends and relationships between child marriage, adolescent pregnancy and family formation across West and Central Africa.

Data sources

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