Reel Afrika
21 series

African Marriage of Convenience & Contract Marriage Series

A wedding arranged for money, status or a family debt — vows exchanged by two people who never chose each other, and the slow, dangerous drift toward feelings neither one planned. Contract marriages, arranged matches, and the secrets that surface once the rings are on.

The Billionaire’s Secret

He married her for a reason… but not the truth. Behind the wealth, power, and perfect image lies a secret that could destroy everything. And the closer she gets to uncovering it, the more dangerous it becomes. Some truths were never meant to be found.drama · romance · thriller

My Boss, My Husband

A contract marriage saves her father's business and costs her every ordinary thing she wanted. Then his ex-fiancée comes back, and the contract starts to feel like the only honest thing between them.drama · romance

The CEO's Village Wife

He married her to satisfy his dying grandmother, then took her to Lagos where nobody knew what to do with her. She learns the city faster than he expected.drama · romance

Married to the Enemy's Son

Her family lost everything to his and the wedding is in three days. Neither of them chose this, and only one of them knows why it is happening.drama · romance · thriller

Bride Price

He paid it in full, in public, to humiliate her family in front of the whole compound. He did not expect her to accept, or to keep the receipt.drama · romance

They Laughed at My Wedding

She left her own reception in tears while the hall was still full. Three years later she owns the venue and the guest list is hers.drama · revenge

Sold by My Family

They traded her hand for a contract and called it tradition. She is buying them back one asset at a time, and she is nearly finished.drama · revenge

My Best Friend's Husband

She introduced them at a party she did not want to attend. She has regretted it every day for four years and told nobody.drama · romance

The Wedding I Wasn't Invited To

He is marrying her sister on Saturday in the church where they met. Nobody has told the bride why he chose her.drama · romance

My Sister's Fiancé

He proposed in a dark room to the wrong sister and she said yes before he could stop. Six months on, nobody has corrected it.drama · romance

He Chose Her

Two hundred guests watched him make the choice at the altar. Only one person in that hall knows what it cost him.drama · romance

The Chief's Daughter Ran

Her marriage was arranged before she was born and the drums were already hired. She left the night before the ceremony with nothing.drama · romance

City Boy, Village Bride

He came home to bury his father and planned to stay four days. He left eleven days later with a wife he had not planned on.drama · romance

Palm Wine and Lies

A village wedding, a dowry that goes missing overnight, and one man who refuses to lie about what he saw.drama · thriller

My Mother-in-Law Moved In

Three weeks, that was the agreement, and she arrived with four bags. It has been four months and the kitchen is hers now.drama · family

The Second Wife

He did not ask and he did not warn her. He announced it at dinner with the woman already seated at the table.drama · family

My Husband's Sister

She has a key to their flat, an opinion about the cooking, and a reason of her own to want this marriage finished.drama · family

Barren

Five years of whispers at every family gathering and every christening. The clinic report names the wrong person and he has read it.drama · family

Back From Abroad

Ten years in London and a plan to stay two weeks. His mother has already chosen the wife and paid part of the bride price.drama · romance

The Green Card Marriage

Two strangers, one visa interview and a printed list of rules. They start breaking them in week three.drama · romance

The Returnee's Wife

She has never seen his village and does not speak the language. His village has already decided everything about her.drama · romance
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