Malawian Press 'Missed the Facts' Over Sirleaf

Malawi's Presidential Press Secretary, Steven Nhlane, has denied media reports that President Joyce Banda said she was advised by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sireaf to "stop fighting corruption". Nhlane said the reporter who broke the story was new on the job and essentially "missed the facts".

Malawi President Joyce Banda and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a women's rights event (file photo)

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