Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Legality of polygamy" in English language version.
The practice of polygamy is legal in the Central African Republic but faces growing resistance among educated women
We all know male polygamy is legal.
Polygamy is commonly practiced in many African societies, including South Sudan.
The modern constitution forbids polygamy; some say it is commonly practiced more often when family economics permit.
[Polygamy] legally becomes theoretically almost impossible if not completely impossible.
The State does not recognise church decrees of annulment. In effect, all marriages celebrated after a church decree of annulment are bigamous and priests celebrating these marriages are accessories before the fact to bigamy and liable to criminal prosecution. ... we have turned a blind eye to the celebration of bigamous marriages and abandoned couples who celebrate them to a legal limbo for so many years.
Although Angolan law condemns polygamy, or multiple marriages, the practice is widespread in a country with a large share of female-headed households and where woman are often left alone to care for their children.
Although polygamy is prohibited in Mozambique there is no punishment. Across the country nearly a third of married women are thought to be in polygamous marriages, according to a NORAD survey.
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Although Angolan law condemns polygamy, or multiple marriages, the practice is widespread in a country with a large share of female-headed households and where woman are often left alone to care for their children.