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November 13
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East Africa: U.S. to Send Medics to Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda [interview]
A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical... Read more »
October 4
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Malawi: President Slashes Her Own Salary
Malawian President Joyce Banda has decided to cut her salary by 30% in support of her government's austerity measures. Read more »
June 15
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Malawi: Mutharika Family Slams Govt Probe Into Former President's Death
Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has stated that the country will investigate the death of its former president, Bingu wa Mutharika, despite his family's opposition, AFP reports. Read more »
June 12
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Malawi: Kangaroo Care Helps Malawi Leap Forward
Malawi, one of Africa's poorest nations, has made significant progress in improving the survival of newborns and is on track to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goal... Read more »
June 8
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Africa: Malawi Says No to Hosting AU Summit
The Vice President, Khumbo Kachali, has announced that Malawi will not be hosting the African Union summit, Face of Malawi has reported. Read more »
April 27
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Malawi: President Banda Announces Her New Cabinet
Malawian President Joyce Banda has announced her new 23-member cabinet, which includes members from various political parties. Read more »
April 7
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Malawi: Banda Asserts Control, Summons Cabinet
Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda made a bid to take control of the country on Saturday, announcing the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika and calling a Cabinet meeting. Read more »
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Malawi: Ministers in Bid to Block V-P From Taking Power
The struggle for power in Malawi came out into the open on Friday night when a group of Cabinet ministers appeared at a news conference to declare that Vice-President Joyce Banda... Read more »
April 6
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Malawi: How Vice-President Joyce Banda Fell Out With President Mutharika [interview]
Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda gave her view of the deterioration of her relationship with President Bingu wa Mutharika in an interview with AllAfrica last September. She told... Read more »
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Malawi: Chief Justice, U.S. Tell Govt to Transfer Power to V-P
Malawi's chief justice has told the country's government that it must obey the constitution and transfer power to Vice-President Joyce Banda, reports the Nyasa Times. Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Faces Crisis After Mutharika Dies
Malawi faced a political crisis on Friday after President Bingu wa Mutharika suffered a heart attack in Lilongwe on Thursday, and was reported on Friday to have died. Read more »
March 20
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Malawi: Ex-President's Son Arrested After Unrest
A Malawian opposition legislator, Atupele Muluzi, was arrested on Tuesday in the wake of unrest in the capital, Lilongwe, on Sunday. Read more »
March 19
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Malawi: Police Crack Down After Call for Mutharika to Quit
Police in Malawi tear-gassed and assaulted opposition supporters and arrested the country's top human rights official in a weekend of rising tension over a call by civil society... Read more »
March 8
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Africa: Healthcare in Africa - Spectacular but Precarious Progress
'Spectacular progress', 'huge opportunities' and 'jeopardy and vulnerability' - with these stark headlines the former Global Fund chief, Sir Richard Feachem, framed Africa's past,... Read more »
September 30, 2011
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Malawi: Engaging Local Leaders to Save the Lives of Mothers
Joyce Banda is Malawi's first female vice president. Before taking office in 2009, Banda served as a member of parliament, minister of Gender, Child Welfare and Community Services,... Read more »
August 22, 2011
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Malawi: President Dissolves Cabinet
After a series of anti-government protests in Malawi, President Bingu wa Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet, the maravipost has reported. Read more »
July 25, 2011
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Malawi: South Africa Condemns Crackdown on Country's Protesters
The South African government has condemned the Malawi government for last week's crackdown on protesters, and called on both sides to make "more conciliatory efforts" to bridge... Read more »
July 21, 2011
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Malawi: Anti-Govt Protests Spark New Clashes
Renewed clashes and violence were reported from towns in Malawi on Thursday, a day after thousands of protesters marched against the government. Read more »
July 20, 2011
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Malawi: Anti-Govt Protests Erupt in Clashes
Riot police beat up and arrested about 40 leaders of anti-government protests in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, after protesters defied a court injunction stopping the demonstrations,... Read more »
May 20, 2011
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Malawi: UK Suspends Aid to Country
Malawi has lost aid from Britain and Germany after expressing concerns about poor governance in the country. This decision, according to the Nyasa Times, was taken because of... Read more »
April 28, 2011
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Malawi: Government Expels British Envoy
The Malawi government has informed the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London that High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet is "persona non grata" in the impoverished... Read more »
February 15, 2011
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Malawi: Civil Society Warns of More Fuel Crisis Protests
Organisers of demonstrations against Malawi's chronic fuel crisis have vowed to continue their protests despite being stopped by police on Monday, reports the Nyasa Times. Read more »
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