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Rwanda's education minister has vowed to tackle sex abuse in schools after a report revealed that 43% of surveyed students across the country had been victims of abuse, including rape.

Vincent Biruta told the BBC it was of particular concern that teachers were said to be among the worst offenders.

The government report surveyed 2,052 pupils across the country.

It said 1,600 girls in Rwanda had left school because of abuse last year, 500 because they were pregnant.

The report, released last week by the government's Gender Monitoring Office (GMO), said older men, known locally as "sugar daddies", were mostly to blame for the high number of pregnancies reported.

As well as teachers, taxi drivers were amongst the top offenders, it said.

GMO head Aquiline Niwemfura said poverty was probably the main reason for the high levels of abuse.

"Children go to school without transport, for example, without money for lunch and they get temptation from those who have money," she told the BBC.

"The subordination of women to men" in Rwanda's patriarchal society was also a factor, she said.

A woman who was raped when she was 19

Of the pupils surveyed 30% were boys and 70% were girls.

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David Moyes will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager on a six-year deal starting on 1 July.

Moyes, who leaves Everton after 11 years in charge at Goodison Park, was Ferguson's recommendation to succeed him as manager at Old Trafford. The 50-year-old was out of contract at Everton at the end of the season.

"We unanimously agreed on David Moyes," said Ferguson, who announced his retirement on Wednesday after 26 years as United boss. "David is a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic. I've admired his work for a long time and approached him as far back as 1998 to discuss the position of assistant manager here. There is no question he has all the qualities we expect of a manager at this club."

Moyes, who was recommended to the United board by Ferguson and will be introduced as Red Devils boss in "due course", said it was "a great honour" to be appointed as the new manager of the Premier League champions.

"I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club," added the Scot. “I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season."

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