The landmark decision will allow mothers to leave their unwanted newborn babies at places of safety without the risk of prosecution, the government says. However, the same ... Read more »

The baby girl was heard crying by a passerby who alerted authorities. It is believed she had been in the drain for more than 24 hours. Read more »

Rwanda is one of the few developing countries in the world that have successfully achieved universal healthcare, with a scheme touted as one of the most successful on the ... Read more »

Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya has said it will also be established whether the girls underwent female genital mutilation during the December holidays. Those found to ... Read more »

Women who are pregnant less than a year into their employment are not entitled to the mandatory 98 days of maternity leave on full salary, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has ... Read more »

Dubbed "the bulldozer", President John Magufuli was initially hailed as a man of action when he came into power - tackling corrupt officials head on and sacking them during visits ... Read more »

The World Bank has withdrawn U.S.$300 million loan which was intended to help Tanzania's education system amid concerns about the nation's policy of expelling pregnant girls from ... Read more »

Kitui County Education Officer Salesa Adano has said an additional number of 72 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education candidates from the county are pregnant. Read more »

Mbeere North legislator Muriuki Njagagua's is trying to save his constituency from being scrapped as it needs to have an additional 43,965 people by 2019's census. Read more »

This appalling revelation comes amid reports of several pregnant candidates writing their national primary and secondary school examinations. Read more »