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Oumou Sangare
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African women pass their entire lives in suffering.  Women become pregnant, give birth, and raise their children in agony because of polygamy. If the child grows up to be a successful adult, all of the child's earnings go directly to the father.
African women pass their entire lives in suffering.  Women become pregnant, give birth, and raise their children in agony because of polygamy. If the child grows up to be a successful adult, all of the child's earnings go directly to the father.
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