9. The African Commission did not respond to the Court’s request. 10. On 24 September 2021, the Court wrote to the Registrar of the East African Court of Justice to seek confirmation whether the subject matter of this Application was related to a matter being examined by the East African Court of Justice. 11. On 4 October 2021, the Registrar of the East African Court of Justice informed the Court that there was a reference filed with the East African Court of Justice on the same subject matter as the present Application challenging the expulsion of pregnant girls backed by the Education (Expulsion and Exclusion of Pupils from Schools) Regulations which was pending determination. 12. On 29 November 2021, the Court decided to consider the request for provisional measures together with the merits of the Application. 13. On 21 February 2022, the Court requested the Respondent State to inform the Court about recent developments, if any, relating to this matter since the submission of its Response. 14. On 22 July 2022, the Respondent State filed submissions on the measures it had taken to address the issues raised by the Applicants in the present Application. 15. The Parties filed their pleadings within the time stipulated by the Court. 16. On 16 September 2022, the ACERWC submitted to the Court its decision in Communication No: 0012/Com/001/2019 in the matter between Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) against the United Republic of Tanzania, regarding the expulsion of pregnant girls and mothers from schools in the Respondent State, which it adopted during its 39th Ordinary Session held from 21 March to 1 April 2022. 5