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UN orders Malawi govt release 2 activists in custody

The United Nations has demanded the Malawi government authorities to immediately release in custody the country’s two prominent human rights activists arrested Tuesday on accusations that they had mismanaged donor funding. Gift Trapence ,the Director of Centre for Development of People (CEDEP),
July 11, 2019

Thousands in Malawi protest election result

Thousands of opposition supporters have taken to the streets of several cities in Malawi to protest against last month’s re-election of President Peter Mutharika. The protesters in this southern African nation demanded the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission chairwoman Jane Ansah. A
June 20, 2019

Peter Mutharika calls to heal Malawi at swearing-in

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has said it was now time to heal the country following the elections which have been highly divisive. He was speaking at his swearing-in for a second term in office following his slim win in a controversial election.
May 28, 2019

Allegations of Massive Rigging in Malawi elections

The Malawi elections which pitted the incumbent president Peter Mutharika and his erstwhile Vice President Saulos Chilima have been mired in alleged rigging. Our sources in Malawi allege that Fattani Printers in Blantyre printed 800,000 more presidential ballot papers which they issued
May 25, 2019

Malawi election: Results updates suspended due to disputes

Malawi’s electoral board on Friday said it was suspending updates of results from this week’s elections in order to resolve complaints raised by some of the parties. A count of votes tallied in three-quarters of the country’s polling stations, released Thursday, found incumbent
May 25, 2019

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