The authorities say they’re now locating the men responsible.

The schoolgirls come from Tandahimba in Northern Tanzania where more than 50 have fallen pregnant in the past two years.

Rights groups are furious at their arrest.

And they’re saying that pursuing the men who impregnated the schoolgirls merely adds to the trauma.

Tananzian President John Magafuli has taken a hard line on schoolgirls’ pregnancies.

Young mothers are banned from school and may not return even after the births of their children.

Magafuli says there’s no point teaching a young mother mathematics if she has to take breaks to feed her child.

This is at odds with a number of African countries taking special steps to ensure pregnant schoolgirls continue their education.

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