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Malawi sells presidential jet to feed poorThe southeast African nation of Malawi said it plans to use the $15 million it gained from selling its presidential jet to feed the more than 1 million people suffering chronic food shortages. Malawi angered Western donors, whose More… |
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A cold welcome for Chinese in AfricaMalawians bill their country as the "Warm Heart of Africa" and pride themselves on a reputation for friendliness. But Jaffa Shaibu, a burly 32-year-old merchant in a clothes market in Salima, a dusty town near the sho More… |
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Malawi names first S.African female presidentMalawian Vice-President Joyce Banda took over in the southern African nation on Saturday after the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, and fears of a succession struggle receded as top officials and the army backed the constitutional handover. More… |
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Malawi President Mutharika deadMalawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, medical and government sources said on Saturday. The 78-year-old was rushed to a Lilongwe hospital on Friday after collapsing but was dead on arrival, the sources said. More… |
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EZW backs Malawi solar projectUAE-based Economic Zones World (EZW), a global developer of economic zones and industrial parks under Dubai World Group, and its subsidiary Gazeley raised $30,000 for a solar energy project in Malawi. The funds raised were used to help lau More… |
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Measles outbreak kills 82 in MalawiA measles outbreak in Malawi has killed 82 people, mostly children, and infected more than 17,000 others, a senior health official said. Dr Storn Kabuluzi, director of preventive health services in the department of health, said efforts we More… |
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Quake hits Malawi after earlier tremorsA magnitude 5.9 quake struck northern Malawi on Tuesday, close to the Tanzanian border, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake, only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep, followed a series of quakes in the same area, the uranium-rich Karonga distr More… |
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Strong rains boost Malawi tea outputEarnings from tea, Malawi's second-biggest foreign exchange earner after tobacco, and from coffee are set to rise this year due to strong rains, a senior agriculture official has said. 'Between January and July this year, 34,000 me More… |
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Qatari firm plans $150m Malawi fuel facilityA company run by a member of Qatar's ruling family will build a $150 million fuel storage facility in Malawi to help boost the African country's reserves, Malawian finance minister Goodall Gondwe said. Venessia Petroleum, which is chaired More… |
