Polygamy persists across Africa, to activists’ dismay

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Millions of women across sub-Saharan Africa are still living in the complex relationships of polygamy, a centuries-old practice that once was the norm among African men seeking large families to cultivate land.
Efforts to ban polygamy on the grounds that it shackles women haven’t had much success — and Tanzania’s leader encourages multiple wives to reduce the number of single women.
A panel of judges last month rejected a petition to have polygamy d