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It’s a social tragedy when a teen becomes a mother

Our world as we know it has become quite challenging and complex. We are facing a myriad problems, such as terrorism, global warming and the intricacies of Brexit. Despite all these, one African president has decided to ignore these global issues and instead talk about birds and bees.

Instead of expending his energy on important matters like trade impasses, he decided to make a rather scandalous pronouncement that teenage mothers should not be allowed to go back to school.

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