Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera reshuffles cabinet after corruption scandals

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed several new ministers in a rejigged cabinet, a statement from his office showed, after the old cabinet was dissolved over corruption scandals. Chakwera dissolved his entire cabinet this week, saying some ministers as well as other public officials had to account for graft accusations made against them.
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Zimbabwean by-elections: Change of name, colours for MDC as parties test waters before 2023 polls

Zimbabwe's most popular opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday announced a change of name for his Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC Alliance). Chamisa's party will now be known as Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC).
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Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages

Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two local human rights groups said on Wednesday.
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More South African and sub-Saharan African children dying of Covid-19 than elsewhere - researchers

Researchers have found that six African countries have substantially higher morbidity and mortality rates among children and adolescents hospitalised for Covid-19 than countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Malawi president spares anti-corruption unit boss as leaked audio points to graft tussle

Political analysts in Malawi say President Lazarus Chakwera's shock axing of his Cabinet is a result of his clash with the director-general of the country's Anti-Corruption Bureau (AC Martha Chizuma. Leaked audio has seemingly exposed Chizuma's frustration with her work being undermined, as well as the depth of corruption in the legal system and allegations of state capture. 
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Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore detained at military camp by soldiers following mutiny

Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, four security sources and a West African diplomat said on Monday, following heavy gunfire around his residence on Sunday night in the capital Ouagadougou.
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Botswana president vows to honour gay rights judgment

Botswana's president vowed Monday to fully implement a 2019 court ruling decriminalising homosexuality, two months after losing an appeal that sought to overturn it.
President Mokgweetsi Masisi invited LGBT leaders to his office to reassure them that he would respect the court's decision and protect their rights.
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Malawian President dissolves cabinet on corruption row

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday sacked his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to "confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials". "I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to my office until I announce a reconfigured cabinet in two days," Chakwera said in a national address.
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Eight dead, 50 injured in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush

Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium on Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match. Crowds attempted to enter through a southern entrance at Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch the host nation play Comoros.
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