The Lagos-based creators of a new app that calculates the 'marital value' of women say it is meant in jest. Minna Salami says it is time Nigeria took sexism more seriously The Nigerian bride price app ...

Uganda's top court has ruled that "bride price", when a man pays his future wife's family for her hand in marriage, is legal. But the judges have banned the practice of refunding the bride price on ...

"I don't view the Bride Price as me being paid for… Geoffrey can't afford me," says Angela, a British-born Ghanaian describing a family tradition common across Sub-Saharan Africa. "Instead I like the ...

Bride gifts have been traditional cultural practice for centuries, upheld by many communities in Uganda and across Africa. Traditionally, bridal gifts were to bring two families together, to unite ...

A new app calculates a woman's worth based on personal and lifestyle questions "Bride Price" caused a stir on twitter with some calling it sexist, but 86% of users are female The app has so far had ...

The judges admitted the term "bride price" could make it seem like the woman was being bought Uganda's Supreme Court has ruled that the practice of refunding a bride price on the dissolution of a ...

Florence Musidika was a primary school teacher in an unhappy and violent marriage. In 2002 she asked her husband for a divorce. In response, as she bent over one morning to light a fire to make ...

A shocking, albeit unverified, story has been making the rounds on Chinese social media, highlighting concerns over the traditional practice of paying a bride price. It was a tale that resonated with ...

Different tribes have different traditions when it comes to the bride price and for today, the focus will be on the Urhobo tribe. This is one of the tribes where the bride price is as low as they come ...