Chinese men warned over bridal scams as marriage squeeze drives search for wives in Africa

South China Morning Post Saturday 12 September 2026, 08:00 UTC By Jevans Nyabiage 1 min read

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A young Malagasy woman was stopped at Madagascar’s Ivato International Airport last month as she prepared to travel to China for a proposed marriage, according to local media reports citing police. She had reportedly been promised 10 million ariary (US$2,300) once she arrived and married a Chinese man. The case led police to investigate a suspected network involved in arranging similar marriages.

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