Africa: Arresting Girls for Being Pregnant Will Not Put an End to Teenage Pregnancy

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We are failing our girls by denying them information about sex, says Kagure Mugo.

In Tanzania, five schoolgirls, along with their parents, have been arrested. Their crime? The girls had fallen pregnant. Their 'partners in crime', who have since hit the road running, are also being hunted down. These arrests come after an order was issued by District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba in a crackdown aimed at ending teenage pregnancy in this East African nation.

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