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Tanzanians react as president tells women to ‘set ovaries free’, have more babies to boost economy

By Reuters
15 July 2019   |   1:33 pm
President John Magufuli urged Tanzania's women to "set your ovaries free" and bear more children as a way to help boost the economy into a regional powerhouse, a step critics said would instead worsen inequality and poverty.

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