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Bingu Wa Mutharika

Ruling with one foot in the grave

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Algeria’s president is the latest in a long line of heads of state who are too ill to do their job properly
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Malawi: Red carpet for dead president

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Malawi's politicians lied about the health of the country's former president as part of a bid to stop Joyce Banda from taking charge.
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Editorial: Banda, stick to principle

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When South African foreign policy goes wrong, we often hear about it ­immediately.
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TB Joshua: The preacher who knows too much

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TB Joshua isn't just predicting the death of Africa's kings; he has the ear of some of Africa's top politicians - including Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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New dawn: Malawi restores ‘rising sun’ flag

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Malawi is returning to its 1964 independence flag, replaced in 2010 in an "attack on the country's nationhood" by late leader Bingu wa Mutharika.
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Malawi’s Banda to investigate Mutharika transition plot

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President Joyce Banda has announced an inquiry into an alleged plot by the inner circle of Malawi's late former leader to block her rise to power.
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Banda champions women’s rights

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Malawi's President Joyce Banda has expressed how she's carrying the expectations of all the women in the region.
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Malawi’s Banda eager to rebuild western ties

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The resumption of diplomatic ties with Britain has signalled progress in Malawi's quest to distance the new regime from that of its late predecessor.
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Mutharika laid to rest in state funeral

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Late Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been laid to rest, and new President Joyce Banda has urged Malawians to remember him positively.
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African bank commits to helping Malawi economy

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African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has pledged to provide Malawi with $45-million in order to resuscitate the ailing economy.
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Wake-up call for club of the South

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Southern African Development Community leaders have neglected to use an opportunity to lead from the front, following Bingu wa Mutharika's passing.
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New president grows power base

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New president of Malawi Joyce Banda has fired some members of government and parliamentarians have crossed the floor, strengthening her power base.
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Algeria’s president is the latest in a long line of heads of state who are too ill to do their job properly

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