This archive report was first published on 12 August 2019.
Published on August 12, 2019, a cultural shift is underway in some African communities, where the tradition of wife inheritance is being left behind.
For centuries, the practice of wife inheritance has been a part of some African cultures, where a widow would be inherited by her late husband's brother or another male relative. However, as modern values and education take hold, this tradition is slowly being replaced by more progressive attitudes towards women's rights and equality.
