health outcomes /channels/taxonomy/term/6189/all en Divorce: on the decline in sub-Saharan Africa /channels/news/divorce-decline-sub-saharan-africa-257332 <p><span>With education, employment and income levels all rising for women in sub-Saharan Africa, many observers have speculated that divorce rates would follow suit – as they have in much of the developed world.  But a new study by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers finds that divorce rates across 20 African countries over the past 20 years have remained stable or declined.</span></p> Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:52:38 +0000 webfull 114635 at /channels