Polygamy in Mali

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

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Women in Mali

## References

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1. ^ "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)".
2. ^ "Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions". 7 December 2020.

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Polygamy in Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
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* Burkina Faso
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* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
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Polygamous marriage by country

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* Afghanistan
* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cameroon
* Chad
* CAR
* Comoros
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* India
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* Polyandry
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Kenya
* Kuwait
* Libya
* Maldives
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Myanmar
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal
* Singapore
* Somalia
* Sudan
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Uganda
* UAE
* Yemen
* Zambia

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* Iraq1
* Nigeria2
* Palestine
* Syria1

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* Australia (2008)
* New Zealand (1980)
* United Kingdom (2008; welfare only)

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* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Equatorial Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Hong Kong (performed until 1971)
* Jordan
* Lebanon
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Malawi
* Mali
* Malaysia
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* Swaziland
* Zimbabwe

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* Angola
* Benin
* Burundi
* Canada
* DR Congo
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* France
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Iraqi Kurdistan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Mongolia
* Niue
* Russia
* Rwanda
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United States
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Malaysia

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* Polygamy
* Polygyny
* Polyandry
* Non-monogamy
* Polygamy by country
* Marriage practice by country

* 1 Kurdish-controlled areas criminalize polygamy
* 2 Regions governed by Sharia

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