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Malawi president dissolves cabinet after new alliance
Mutharika is attempting to quash the fresh election that would require him to win more than a 50% majority to secure a second term.
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Malawi anti-government activists freed on bail
The leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) are accused of contravening country's police act by mobilising people to close down the homes of top government officials.
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Malawi police fire tear gas as protest leader arrested
Timothy Mtambo's alleged offence arises from calls he made last week for fresh protests to force President Peter Mutharika to sign a law to allow for a new vote after the court ruling.
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Malawi presidency to appeal court ruling overturning poll result
Presidential spokesman Mgeme Kalirani said the presidency had assembled papers for the appeal against the ruling.
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Malawi's ConCourt nullifies 2019 elections, orders re-run
In a unanimous judgement on Monday, the court ruled that the elections were not held in accordance with the law and the results declared by the country’s electoral commission can't be trusted.
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Malawi braces for ruling on alleged election fraud
The case has gripped the southern African nation and kept Malawians glued to radio stations for hours on end listening to live broadcasts of witnesses presenting evidence of alleged vote-rigging.
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Malawi army denies homophobia motive for beating of transgender woman
Malawi Army spokesman Paul Chiphwanya disputed claims that the individual was targeted because of their sexual identity.
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Survey: Africa among most hostile regions for LGBTQ community
On Thursday, a report released by the Institute for Race Relations revealed that some countries on the continent are still oppressive towards this marginalised group.
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Malawi & Zambia still the most hostile countries for LGBTQ people: IRR
On Thursday, A report by the Institute of Race Relations revealed that some countries were still oppressive towards marginalised groups.
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Malawi receives 17 black rhinos from South Africa
By moving the beasts, in one of the biggest international relocations of its kind, conservationists hope to ensure wild black rhinos remain genetically diverse to better fight off disease.
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Blackouts as Malawi truckers' strike disrupts fuel supplies
Over 1,000 truck drivers stopped work from Monday, preventing all lorries from entering and exiting the country’s borders with Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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4 Malawi protesters charged over stoning policeman to death
The police also arrested 40 others following Superintendent Usumani Imedi's death and charged them with endangering the lives of road users.
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Malawi policeman stoned to death by protestors
A wave of protests over the May poll has gripped Malawi since May and Msundwe - a trading outpost west of the capital - has been a hotbed of demonstrations.
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Malawi police fire tear gas at marchers protesting vote result
The police were unprovoked when they fired tear gas at protesters gathering for the march, protest leader and reverend MacDonald Sembereka said.
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Duke of Sussex lays wreath for fallen soldier in Malawi
Prince Harry was honoured to lay a wreath for guardsman Matthew Talbot, 22, who was killed by an elephant a counter-poaching operation.
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Prince Harry honours UK soldier killed in Malawi anti-poaching mission
Guardsman Mathew Talbot was part of a counter-poaching team conducting patrols with local rangers in Liwonde National Park in May when an elephant charged at them and fatally injured him.
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Prince Harry swaps gifts with Malawi's president
Though Harry has visited Malawi several times privately, this trip is his first visit in an official capacity, marking the final leg of his solo tour across southern Africa.
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Prince Harry to touch down in Malawi
The Duke of Sussex left the duchess and Archie - who stole the spotlight when he sat on his mother’s lap while his parents chatted with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu in Cape Town - to visit Botswana, Angola and Malawi.
