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Over 9,000 Tanzanian school girls impregnated in one year: official

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At least 9,011 Tanzanian school girls were impregnated between January 2021 and January 2022.[iStockphoto]

At least 9,011 Tanzanian school girls were impregnated between January 2021 and January 2022, an official told parliament in Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, Tuesday.

The Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology Omary Kipanga said out of the 9,011 impregnated school girls, 1,554 were in primary schools and 7,457 were in secondary schools.

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