PHOTOS: Prince Harry, Meghan and child Archie begin South Africa tour

By Imani Mitchelle,

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex have officially begun their 10-day tour to South Africa with their child Archie. According ...

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Top court hears Malawi presidential election result challenge

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Malawi's top court on Thursday began hearing an opposition application to overturn the results of the presidential elections held three months ago, ov...

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Election protesters promise vigils in Malawi

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Protesters in Malawi have wrapped up two days of demonstrations aimed at forcing the head of the country's electoral commission to resign. The prote...

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US imposes travel ban on Malawian official over corruption

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The U.S. government has imposed a travel ban on a special adviser to Malawi's president because of corruption charges. Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bur...

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Malawi leader vows to lift economy as protests continue

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Malawi’s economy will grow 5% in 2019, President Peter Mutharika promised on Friday, in a state of the nation address boycotted by the opposition wh...

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Malawi broadcasters, media freedom Group criticize call-in shows suspension

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Supporters of press freedom in Malawi are denouncing a government order suspending all radio and television call-in programs. Malawi’s Communicat...

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Malawi president, at inauguration, pledges to root out corruption

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Malawi President Peter Mutharika began his second five-year term with a tough stance against corruption and pledged to revive the economy, following a...

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Malawi’s Mutharika re-elected to 2nd term in tight race

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Malawi's President Peter Mutharika narrowly won re-election with 38% of the votes in last week's polls, the electoral commission declared Monday. M...

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Court injunction delays Malawi presidential results

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Malawi’s High Court has ordered the electoral commission not to announce presidential results until ballots from a third of the voting districts hav...

Malawi elections , Peter Mutharika

Malawians vote for president, MPs and local councillors

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Malawians voted for president, members of parliament, and local councillors Tuesday. About 7 million people were expected to cast ballots in 193 co...

Malawi elections , Peter Mutharika

Malawi’s president makes final plea for re-election in tight race

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Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika made a last-ditch bid to win re-election on Saturday as candidates for next week’s hotly contested election wra...

Malawi , President Peter Mutharika

Relief aid reaches Malawi flood victims

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Relief supplies are arriving for thousands of people in southern Malawi’s Cyclone Idai-affected flood areas, where at least 56 people have been kill...

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Malawi flooding death toll rises to 56, braced for Cyclone Idai

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The number of people killed in floods in southern Malawi has risen to 56, an official said on Wednesday, with the country now also on alert for an app...

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Death toll from Malawi flooding rises to 28, almost 227,000 people affected

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The number of people killed in heavy rains and flooding in southern Malawi has risen to 28, an official said on Sunday, while the estimated number of ...

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140 Arrested in Malawi After Mob Attacks on ‘Vampires’

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Deadly mob attacks on people suspected to be "vampires" have led to 140 arrests in Malawi, police said Friday. The situation had spun out of contro...

Malawi President cracks down on vampires, witchcraft after lynchings

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Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday warned suspected vampires to stop terrorizing people and told village chiefs to stamp down on witchcraft. ...

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Malawi president to crack down on vampires, witchcraft after lynchings

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Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday warned suspected vampires to stop terrorizing people and told village chiefs to stamp down on witchcraft. ...

Eight killed in Malawi football stampede

By Citizen Reporter,

Eight people - including seven children - have died in a stampede ahead of a football match in Malawi. Dozens more were injured in the crush at Lil...

UN Resettles Albino Refugees Due to Threats in Malawi

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Since June of last year, the U.N. refugee agency in Malawi has been resettling albino refugees to North America, amid continued threats to people livi...

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Malawi faces calls to review 2-year jail term for HIV-positive man

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An HIV-positive Malawian man has been jailed for two years with hard labour after claiming families paid him to have sex with more than 100 women and ...

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