CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Philippines Child Marriage Ban: The new law lays out prison terms of up to 12 years for marrying or cohabiting with anyone under 18. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte signed the law banning child marriage in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Ethiopia, Chad and Niger, the legal marriage age is 15, but local customs and religious courts have the power to allow marriages below 12 years of age. Child marriages of girls in West Africa, Central Africa and Northeast Africa are widespread.

Detailed explanation-3: -This means that 16 to 17-year-olds will no longer be able to marry or enter a civil partnership under any circumstances, including with parental or judicial consent from 26 February 2023. It will not be possible for anyone under 18 to marry or enter a civil partnership after this date.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is South Sudan. South Sudan’s government has promised to end child marriage by 2030 in line with the African Union’s campaign to end child marriages in the continent. South Sudan is one of 40 countries in the world with the highest rates of child marriages.