Lazarus Chakwera has been sworn in as president of Malawi after winning an election rerun. “Time has come for us to wake up and to make our dreams come true,” Mr Chakwera said in his victory speech. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of the vote in Tuesday’s poll. In February, Malawi’s constitutional court […]
The US ambassador to Malawi has been forced to hurriedly leave the main opposition party’s headquarters as police fired teargas. Police were firing the teargas at protesters outside who were demonstrating against alleged election fraud during the 21 May presidential election. The heavily armed police surrounded offices of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday dissolved the cabinet just seven days before the nation goes to polls on May 21. President Mutharika has dissolved the cabinet in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section 95 (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, dissolved the Cabinet with effect from May 15, […]
