No School for Pregnant Girls, Birth Control Ban - What is This Mess President Magufuli?

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AllAfrica
Publisher:
AllAfrica
Publication Date:
13 September 2018
Tags:
Tanzania, Education, Governance, Human Rights, Pregnancy and Childbirth

What is happening in Tanzania?! The country's president, John Magufuli, was initially hailed as a man of action when he took over as the leader, but three years later, it's not looking as rosy - in fact, people are no longer asking #WhatWouldMagufuliDo.

Magufuli has said he won't allow teenage mothers back to finish their schooling and wants Tanzanian women to stop using contraceptives.

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