Polygamy in Guinea

Polygamy be illegal for Guinea insyd. Dem regulate polygamy under de new 2019 family law. De new regulations talk say marriage for be monogamous; buh husband den wife may do polygamy marriage if de groom talk ein mind say ein Wan do polygamy at de marriage time den de bride don agree. De new law be de for result long legislative battle wey dey between those dat Wan free polygamy without restrictions den wey wan complete ban. 

Na for de previous law dem ban polygamy for civil marriages, buh de law no dey enforce. Na dem do polygamy chaw for de religious marriages.

 Prevalence of polygamy 
De prevalence of polygamy insyd Guinea be one of de highest insyd de world, although e be today less common dan insyd de past. Na UNICEF report insyd 2005 dat na 53.4% of Guinean women aged 15–49 dey insyd polygamous marriages. Na 29.8% of girls aged between 15 den 19 dey insyd polygamous marriages. Insyd 2020, na dem estimate dat about 26% of marriages be polygamous (29% Muslim den 10% Christian).

 References 
Category:Polygamy insyd Africa
Guinea
Category:Society of Guinea
Category:Women insyd Guinea