LAGOS (Reuters) - West Africa's top court on Thursday ordered Sierra Leone to revoke a ban on pregnant girls in school, a move activists hope could lead to challenges against similar laws across Africa.
The continent has the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world, and 18 African countries require pregnant girls to drop out of school.
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