Cameroon’s New Dowry Law: What It Really Means for Women’s Rights
For decades, thousands of Cameroonian women lived in a strange legal limbo: married in the eyes of their entire family, their village, sometimes their church — but single on paper. A dowry paid, a ceremony held, witnesses present, yet nothing a court would recognize. On December 23, 2024, President Paul Biya signed Law No. 2024/016, […]
