Polygamy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Polygamy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is officially illegal,^[1] though reports of such arrests have yet to be known.

See also

Democratic Republic of Congo

References

↑ Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School - English Language Learner Resources Group Pages

Polygamous marriage by country

Performed
legally

Nationwide	Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cameroon Chad CAR Comoros Congo Djibouti Egypt Gabon The Gambia India Indonesia Iran Kenya Kuwait Libya Maldives Mauritania Morocco Myanmar Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda UAE Yemen Zambia
Statewide	Iraq¹ Nigeria² Palestine Gaza Strip West Bank Syria¹

Recognized if
performed
legally abroad

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

Recognized under
customary law

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

Other countries
and regions

Legal status
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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