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Voting begins in Malawi general elections
Malawians on Tuesday morning started casting their votes in the country’s sixth election since switching in 1993 from one party state to multiparty democracy.
Malawi race for president tight as election nears
Malawians go to the polls Tuesday in local, parliamentary and presidential elections. Seven candidates are running for president, but the real battle is among incumbent President Peter Mutharika, Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and main opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera.
Killer of albino sentenced to death in Malawi
Malawi's high court has sentenced to death a man who murdered a young albino, an unprecedented penalty in a country which has seen a surge in attacks and killings of people with albinism.
Ghana captain Elizabeth Addo joins Chinese club Jiangsu Suning
The captain of Ghana's national women's side, Elizabeth Addo, says she is "excited" about joining Chinese Super League team, Jiangsu Suning.
Presidency: 20 Nigerians on death row in Saudi Arabia
It has come to light that no fewer than 20 Nigerians are on death row in Saudi Arabia over drug-related offences just as a Nigerian woman was executed on Monday.
Malawian Pastor Bushiri freed on bail in South Africa
Flamboyant self-styled prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary, who have been charged with fraud and money-laundering, have been granted bail of 100,000 rand each ($7,400; £5,000) by a court in South Africa's capital, Pretoria.
Former Covenant University vice-chancellor passes on at 59
A Professor of Guidance and Counselling and former Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Aize Obayan, has passed on. She was 59.
Uganda deploys additional troops along border with DR Congo
The Ugandan military has deployed additional troops along its common border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prepare for possible infiltration and attacks from the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
1 Tanzanian, 7 Malawian soldiers killed in eastern DR Congo
Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an operation against a rebel militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN Security Council said on Thursday.
Four Malawian UN soldiers killed in DR Congo – Malawi army
Four Malawian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed, the Malawian military said on Thursday.
UN: 35,000 refugees will soon run out of food in Malawi
More than 35,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi will run out of food in less than two months, the UN warned on Friday.
![[FILES] Campaigners in Malawi won an injunction on Wednesday to temporarily halt work on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the commercial capital as part of a $10 million construction deal with Delhi.](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/06172537-324x235.jpg "Malawi court halts ‘racist’ Mahatma Gandhi statue plan")
Malawi court halts ‘racist’ Mahatma Gandhi statue plan
Campaigners in Malawi won an injunction on Wednesday to temporarily halt work on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the commercial capital as part of a $10 million construction deal with Delhi.
CAF endorses FIFA’s Gianni Infantino for second term
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday endorsed FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, whose current tenure end in June next year, for a second term in office.
Malawi VP vows to probe current government if voted to power
Malawian Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who has quit the ruling party and plans to run for president, has said that his administration would investigate alleged corruption among officials of the current government and anyone at fault “will not be spared”.
Malawi’s Peter Mutharika says corruption reports “fake news”
President Peter Mutharika of Malawi says reports accusing him of fraudulently benefiting from a 3.9 million dollars government contact were “fake news” as part of a ploy to smear him ahead of a national election in 2019.
Malawi can eradicate HIV, says doctor who discovered AIDS virus
Malawi, which has one of the highest rates of the deadly HIV and AIDS infections, is on course to eradicate the virus, Jay Levy who co-discovered the AIDS virus 35 years ago said.
Botswana shuts controversial pastor’s church over ‘miracle money’
Botswana has shut down the church of a controversial Malawian self-styled prophet, who claimed to walk on air.
Police arrest 200 Malawi vigilante in vampire mob killing
Police in Malawi have arrested 200 suspected members of vigilante mobs that have been killing people they believe are vampires.
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