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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Apr 15

    Is there a right age to marry as a woman? Is 25 the magic number? We want to hear from women in Africa. Share your stories with us using the hashtag #BBCAfricaGirlTalk or WhatsApp us on +447832802238 or email bbcgirltalk@gmail.com 📷: Getty Imagespic.twitter.com/kzyu77tEJM

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      2. The_ 🌍Pharmacist 💊‏ @gabrielokia1 Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @RachealLodou @Ghanda__ @VeronicaNabirye @angellakimmy @gloriajoy701 @gloria_imodia @soul_food__ your views are highly needed here

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      3. edna joyce 💞‏ @soul_food__ Apr 17
        Replying to @gabrielokia1 @BBCAfrica and

        I love this😅 Man’s set times and limits upon himself according to his limited knowledge and wisdom which appear infinite to him. I ain’t pertinent to age however this is what I know that For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on 🌏

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      1. kob'na‏ @browniche Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Depends. If by that age she's set; got enough of her own money to leave if the guy is messing up, then cool. Otherwise, I say, she must hold on till she's got enough money before making that move. She needs to enter marriage from a position of power.

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      1. Tirivamwe‏ @Tirivamwe Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is deemed a relevant discussion? Lol

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      1. janelilac‏ @lilacjohn Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        #BBCAfricaGirlTalk when a woman hits her 30s, she grows into her own- overcome by confidence and tranquility denied her by her 20s. Marriage in one’s 30s allows a woman to approach life with the wisdom gained. We see through the ‘man tricks’ after our 20s. Ladies, no rush.

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      1. Emmax‏ @Emmanw3L Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A woman can decide to marry when she is ready but in today's Africa, there is pressure from all quarters (family, society etc) for her to get married before the age of thirty. Any woman who is single by thirty is tagged with names.

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      1. Ndanu Mung'ala‏ @_peupe Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is a shameful and irrelevant question.

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      1. Anita E Asamoah‏ @anitaasamoah4 Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why African women though? The right age is when you are balanced in your 'brain'. The older the better.Not going in and out d next minute

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      1. Alkebulan‏ @The_Ntu_Spirit Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Maturity is a prerequisite for a successful marriage. In some countries girls finish their primary education at 18? At 25 she may still be in middle school. The magic number should reflect the maturity level of a country. Men must not be allowed to marry under 27

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      1. Elizabeth Masindet‏ @enditomaasai Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Delete your account

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      1. Muhib A A Dabanguu‏ @DAnsofanga Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why Africa and not any other continent? Is high time you guys let Africa be we are not the only continent perceived to be having problems.

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      1. Nebila Abdulmelik‏ @Aliben86 Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Perhaps this is a good opportunity to speak of early, child and forced marriages. Girls are married way too young before they are in a position to negotiate many things. This must stop. #EndChildMarriage

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      1. Sharon roshanie‏ @sharonkaloli96 Apr 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Can marry anytym u feel marriable

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      2. Yvonne Dalitso Zulu 🇿🇲‏ @YvonneDalitso Apr 15
        Replying to @NsorSabasi @BBCAfrica

        Nsor really??? 😂😂😂 I'll get u! No wahala 😀

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      4. Yvonne Dalitso Zulu 🇿🇲‏ @YvonneDalitso Apr 15
        Replying to @NsorSabasi @BBCAfrica

        I think getting married just because u'v reached a certain is not a good reason. One should get married because they've found the right person to spend the rest of their lives with.

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      6. Yvonne Dalitso Zulu 🇿🇲‏ @YvonneDalitso Apr 15
        Replying to @NsorSabasi @BBCAfrica

        Come on...😀pic.twitter.com/cd233KKbRq

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