The daughter’s dowry MBAFEUNG

Customs and traditions are still very much alive in Africa; the dowry problem is addressed in the Constitutions of several countries. Wherever it is practiced, there is an interest in customary law to ensure its protection and enhancement for social cohesion, through its functions as defined and recognized by criminal law which also supports it. In Cameroon, the perception that different tribes have of dowry varies from one corner to another and within the same tribe, from one family to another. Today there are fewer men than women, poverty is rampant in society, monogamy is increasing in the face of the high price of the dowry. This leads to an exacerbation of the phenomena of unmarried mothers, the curses of the Ancestors which strike families, misfortunes, etc. This book indicates the procedure to follow to achieve a good dowry for the MBAFEUNG daughter for lasting peace in families.