Tag: Malawi
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Buhari condoles with governments of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi over cyclone
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to families who have lost loved ones, homes and means of livelihood in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi as Tropical Cyclone Idai takes a toll on Southern Africa. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, the president said he…
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Melania Trump shuns Nigeria as she begins 4-day visit to Africa
Melania Trump on Monday afternoon boarded Executive One, the government jet assigned for her travel, and left the United States for Africa on her first major solo journey as first lady. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Melania is billed to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt, with Nigeria left out of her itineraries. While details of her…
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UN chief mourns Malawian Ambassador
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday paid tribute to the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malawi to the UN, Necton Mhura. Guterres said he learned with sadness of the passing of the Malawian envoy. Deputy Ambassador at the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the UN, Mr Loti Dzonzi, said Mhura was admitted to a New…
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Clara Lionel Foundation: Rihanna visits school children in Malawi
American singer, actress, Robyn Rihanna Fenty popularly called Rihanna visited a school in Lilongwe, Malawi on Thursday, Jan. 26th. The 28-year-old pop star toured the classrooms and met with the students during her charity trip on behalf of her Clara Lionel Foundation. She was also in the African country working as the ambassador for charities…
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UK, Malawi renew historic ties
New British High Commissioner to Malawi, Holly Tett, has said the deep and strong bilateral relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and Malawi will be more important during this time that the countries are experiencing major changes like Brexit and the pushing of a reform agenda respectively. Tett was speaking to local press at Kamuzu…
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Rwanda genocide survivors urge Malawi deports suspect
Survivors of the 1994 Rwanda genocide under their Umbrella association ‘Ibuka’ have called on the Malawian government to immediately deport genocide fugitive Vincent Murekezi to Rwanda to answer charges. Murekezi was arrested on Thursday in the southern African country by the Malawian authority following weeks of controversy surrounding his recent arrest and release under unclear…