students in Kauma village

A weekend back in Lilongwe

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June 20th 2010
On Thursday after noon we hopped on a coach line bus to get to Lilongwe. The seat rows on the bus were not separated enough to fit my knees completely in while sitting, which made for an extremely uncomfortable 7hour bus ride. The buses here do not leave on a particular time, they only leave when they are packed, and therefore we waited 2 hours on the bus just before actually departing. Our bus ma ... read more

Africa » Malawi » Central » Lilongwe

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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more