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Nigeria to sell two presidential jets ‘to cut waste’

Nigeria is selling two of its 10 presidential jets in a bid to “cut down on waste”, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman has said. Adverts for the Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000 are to appear in newspapers, Garba Shehu said. Some of the other presidential aircraft are be handed to the Nigerian air force […]

Joyce Banda wanted to kill me, says Malawi’s Mutharika

Malawian leader Peter Mutharika has reportedly claimed that former president Joyce Banda and her People’s Party (PP) government wanted to kill him during the time when he was in the opposition. According to Malawi24, Mutharika made the claims in New York last week after receiving the African Leadership Award. The southern African country leader was […]

Mutharika sworn in as Malawi president

Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi’s president after the High Court rejected a request for a recount following allegations of vote-rigging. The leader of the Democratic Progressive Party urged the 11 other presidential candidates to “join me in rebuilding the country”.

Peter Mutharika wins Malawi presidential vote

Opposition candidate Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election. The leader of the Democratic Progressive Party obtained 36.4% of the vote, the electoral commission announced.

Malawi election recount ordered in some areas

Malawi’s electoral commission has ordered a recount in some areas after discovering some voting anomalies after last Tuesday’s general election. In one constituency nearly five times as many people voted as there were names on the voters’ roll.