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Malawi : Malawi president dies, sparking backroom power struggle
on 2012/4/7 11:07:08
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AFP
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, political and hospital sources said Friday, sparking a backroom power struggle between his party and the country's vice president.
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Malawi : Malawi's president dies after heart attack
on 2012/4/7 10:57:02
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AP
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika has been hailed as an economic hero and decried as an autocrat since taking office eight years ago, along the way clashing with his own political mentors and foreign donors.
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Malawi : Joyce Banda poised for Malawi presidency
on 2012/4/7 10:53:23
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AFP
Joyce Banda, who rose to prominence in Malawi as a relentless advocate for women's rights, now appears set to become only the second female African head of state in modern times.
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Malawi : Reports: Malawi president hospitalized in S.Africa
on 2012/4/7 10:48:55
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AP
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi's president is being treated in South Africa for an undisclosed ailment, state media reported Friday, as citizens in the southern African nation awaited word on their leader's condition and their political future.
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Malawi : Malawi’s president bows to pressure from populace
on 2012/3/30 17:11:27
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Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika this has finally bowed down to civil society organizations' (CSOs) pressure to scrape the First Lady's pay from government coffers of around MK1.3 million (about US$7,840) monthly.
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Malawi : Malawi police arrest ex-president's son over violence
on 2012/3/21 12:41:02
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AFP
Police in Malawi on Tuesday arrested an opposition lawmaker who is the son of ex-president Bakili Muluzi, after his supporters torched a police station over the weekend, a party spokesman said.
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Malawi : Malawi police arrest top rights activist over forex
on 2012/3/18 16:30:25
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AFP
Malawi police said Saturday they had arrested a leading rights activist and government critic for possession of foreign currency without valid documents.
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Malawi : Malawi ups security after Mutharika resignation call
on 2012/3/17 10:06:30
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AFP
Malawi's police stepped up street patrols on Friday after a leading rights group called for the resignation of President Bingu wa Mutharika whose government has vowed to act against "anarchy".
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Malawi : Malawi presidential critic hospitalized
on 2012/2/19 9:40:00
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AP
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The lawyer for an outspoken opponent of Malawi's president says his client has been moved from jail to a hospital, where he is being treated under police guard for a heart ailment.
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Malawi : Police, street vendors clash in Malawi
on 2012/2/7 13:02:39
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BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Police in Malawi say they have fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing vendors resisting orders they move off the streets to designated flea markets.
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Malawi : Malawi judicial strike shuts down courts
on 2012/1/10 12:20:02
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Malawi's courts ground to a halt Monday as some 2,000 judicial workers began an indefinite strike over work conditions and higher pay, organisers said.
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Malawi : Malawi donors to continue withholding aid: paper
on 2011/10/27 16:30:12
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Reuters
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - International donors withholding $500 million in aid to Malawi will not lift their embargo until President Bingu wa Mutharika addresses concerns about his political and economic leadership of the southern African nation, a newspaper said on Thursday.
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Malawi : Malawi's Blantyre shuttered before possible rallies
on 2011/9/21 16:03:52
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Reuters
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Businesses in Malawi's commercial centre Blantyre closed on Wednesday ahead of possible anti-government rallies and rights groups urged people to stay away from work until the weekend to reduce the risk of bloodshed.
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Malawi : Malawi's Mutharika dissolves cabinet
on 2011/8/20 12:41:46
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Reuters
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, facing a public outcry over his administration, has dissolved his cabinet, a state-owned radio reported on Friday.
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Malawi : Some Malawi groups could pull out of protests
on 2011/8/17 14:05:13
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Reuters
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Some leading Malawi rights groups said on Tuesday they could pull out of mass demonstrations scheduled for this week against President Bingu wa Mutharika as they await a court decision on whether the rallies would be legal.
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Malawi : Malawi report says 19 killed, 58 shot in protests
on 2011/8/16 11:18:54
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Reuters
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi police killed 19 unarmed citizens and shot 58 others during protests in July, the government's rights body said on Monday, in the first official report on unprecedented rallies against President Bingu wa Mutharika's government.
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Malawi : Planned Malawi protests raise British concern
on 2011/8/13 13:15:20
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Reuters
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague has asked Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika to show restraint ahead of mass protests planned for next week, after his administration last month violently crushed anti-government rallies.
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Malawi : Malawi rights groups plan more mass demonstrations
on 2011/8/11 23:30:49
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Reuters
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawian activists are planning a mass protest for Wednesday after talks with the government on political reforms that could see the United States and Britain resume aid to the country became deadlocked.
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Malawi : Troops patrol Malawi towns after 18 killed in protests
on 2011/7/22 18:22:51
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Reuters
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Shops were closed and Malawi troops patrolled streets in major urban areas on Friday after rare protests against President Bingu wa Mutharika this week left 18 people dead in the destitute south African state.
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Malawi : Malawi President calls for calm as 11 die in riots
on 2011/7/21 21:05:46
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Reuters
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - At least 11 people have been killed in clashes between Malawian demonstrators and police during rioting in three cities against President Bingu wa Mutharika, health officials and relatives in the southern African nation said on Thursday.
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