African Journal of
History and Culture

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Hist. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6672
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJHC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 196

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Changes in the customary marriage traditions and their implication for the girl child: A gender perspective

Akosewine Francis Akapini
  • Akosewine Francis Akapini
  • Department of Languages Education, School of Education and Life-long Learning, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, P. O. Box WA 64, Wa, Ghana.
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Flora Chirani
  • Flora Chirani
  • Department of Educational Foundation, School of Education and Life-Long Learning, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, P. O. Box WA 64, Wa, Ghana.
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Florence Naah Bamora
  • Florence Naah Bamora
  • Department of Social Science Education, School of Education and Life-Long Learning, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, P. O. Box WA 64, Wa, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 31 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 21 September 2023
  •  Published: 31 December 2023

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