Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed a new cabinet after sacking the previous one on Monday. Curiously, his party’s top officials do not appear in his government. The former cabinet was dissolved on Monday amid a public outcry over corruption, saying he was taking the decision to “confront all forms …
Read More »Malawi: Overstone Kondowe sworn in as first MP with albinism
Overstone Kondowe, member of the Malawi Congress Party, has been sworn in as Malawi’s first Member of Parliament with albinism. People with the condition in Malawi have often been subjected to violence and discrimination and there have been 170 violent attacks against people with albinism in Malawi, including more than …
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