Me and Chris Lottering, Heathrow

Malawi - Protests, Riot Police and Tear Gas!

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July 21st 2011
Dear All Greetings from Malawi! Unfortunately I don’t have many photos to show at all on my trip so far, despite being my third day here. You may know, or possibly not as it’s not really reported on the international press so much, that yesterday was a planned day of anti-government protest in cities around Malawi, mainly Lilongwe (here), Blantyre and Mzuzu. After arriving well on Tuesda ... 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