Kano, Nigeria, Feb 13, 2026 (AFP) - Nigerian conservative city turns to online matchmaking for love

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2026-02-13

Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match. Many young women in northern Nigeria's conservative Muslim city of Kano marry as early as 18. After waiting for years for a suitor, Aisha is frustrated and has turned now to enlist the services of an online matchmaker site to find a husband of he......

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