African Mail Order Brides: Why and How to Marry an African Wife? 2023

What’s so special about African brides? There are at least three reasons why dating an African lady might be a good idea:

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❤️ African girls are exotic and hot

❤️ Having an African wife means having a loyal, supportive and respectful partner

❤️ Sexy African brides are often less focused on career than Western ladies, but they can dive into a new profession if they move to the US

Africa isn’t the first mail order brides region that comes to mind when one thinks of international dating. We can’t, however, say that African girls are not popular at all.

In 2019, for example, 3,279 African brides got married to American men and entered the US on a K-1 visa. In 2010, there were only 2,604 new K-1 visa holders from Africa, so what we can see here is a huge leap in popularity of African ladies among American men.

❤️ Success Rate	78%
🌍 Popular African countries with brides	Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DR Congo
💰 Average cost of African bride	$1,600 – $5,025
⌛ Average age of African bride	20 y.o.
💔 Divorce rate	~22%

African wives: top facts you have to know about African women

• Women from different African countries have different views on divorce. The ladies from the North African countries (Egypt, Algeria, Morocco) are quite similar to American women regarding their views on marriage and divorces—the marriage rate is slowly declining here (as well as in the US) and the divorce rate is quite high in these countries (from 1.6 to 2.5 divorces per 1,000 population). South Africa, however, has one of the lowest divorce rates in the world right now. The probability of getting divorced for a newly married couple in South Africa is 0.092%, while it’s 0.529% in the United States.
• Some African women are hard-working (have to work hard because of the economic situation) while in several countries (Muslim countries in particular) the unemployment is very high and the female labor force participation is very low. Africa is not homogeneous, but we can safely say that Northern African women do not have access to employment, while women from Central and South Africa need to work to provide for their families. The female labor force participation rate in the richest country of the region, South Africa, is, however, pretty similar to what we see in the United States.
• The same goes for the fertility rate. African women from poor countries such as Niger, Mali, Chad, Somalia, or Congo typically have more than 5 children—the TFR (total fertility rate) in these countries is 5-7 children per 1 woman. The richest countries in the region such as South Africa and Egypt have a lower fertility rate (2-3 children per 1 woman).
• Africa isn’t the best place in the world for women. African ladies often lack physical security, suffer from mobility restrictions, and face discrimination regarding property rights, not to mention problems with the laws against domestic violence. This is basically the main reason why these women want to become mail order brides and move to other countries.

African bride from Ethiopia
Source: BravoDate

Why do African women ladies become mail order brides?

Here are the top 3 reasons why African mail order brides want to marry a foreigner.

1. The economic situation—the most popular countries when it comes to African brides are Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, and Ethiopia. The quality of life is not that high there, so it’s obvious that beautiful, young, and educated African ladies want to have a better life in a better country. But it’s not always about the economic situation.
2. Thousands of African mail order brides believe that foreign men are more caring, loyal, and family-centered than men from Africa. That is one of the main reasons to start searching for a foreign partner.
3. Desire to build a career and live in a free country that wouldn’t violate women’s rights is one of the main reasons why the ladies from developed and at least somewhat Westernized countries like South Africa often want to find a foreign husband. That’s exactly the reason that drives lots of mail order brides from other countries including Chinese and Russian women, and African girls are not an exception.

Of course, this is far from a complete list of reasons because every woman has her own personal reasons for choosing foreign men.

How much does it cost to buy a bride from African?

You can’t “buy” an African mail order wife, obviously—you can only date such a woman, marry her, and bring your African wife to the United States. Let’s talk about how much it actually costs.

First of all, you’ll need to meet an African woman on a dating site. These dating sites are always paid—you’ll need to buy either credits (like on TheLuckyDate) or a premium subscription. The first option is much better because it allows you to control your spending. Most mail order bride services where you can find an African wife cost around $150 per month.