'Widow rituals fuel the spread of disease in Africa'

Experts say widow inheritance is one of the factors fuelling the transmission of HIV across the continent


LONDON - When Clarisse's husband died of malaria last year in the Cameroonian city of Douala, she was kicked out of their home by his family and forced to marry his brother. After having sex with her new husband, the 34-year-old discovered she had syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to blindness and stroke if untreated. More...

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