Polygamy in Mali is legal and frequently practiced.[1]
Mali is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West and Central Africa where polygamy is widely practiced, and according to 2019 study, Mali has the second highest prevalence of polygamy in the world, behind only Burkina Faso, with 34% of Malians living in polygamous families (35% of Muslims, 30% of folk religion followers, and 14% of Christians).[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Refworld | Mali: polygamy, including conditions to be met for a man to be able to marry a second wife; divorce, specifically when a woman requests a divorce, including the grounds and treatment of women by society and the authorities (2012-December 2013)".
- ^ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/12/07/polygamy-is-rare-around-the-world-and-mostly-confined-to-a-few-regions/