Ethiopia: Wife Inheritance Said Spreading HIV/AIDS

Addis Ababa — A Women's Affairs Bureau representative in Gambella has disclosed that the tradition of inheriting wives of a deceased family member by bereaved brothers has increased the incidence of HIV/AIDS in the region.

Woizero Awili, head of the Gambella Women's Affairs Bureau told Efoyta newspaper that men have the cultural right to marry as many wives as they want.

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