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Conrad Omodiagbe

Malawi’s Joyce Banda Pulls out of Presidential Race

Former Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has announced her decision to withdraw herself from the 2019 presidential race, and support the candidate running under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera. Banda, who was the country’s first female president upon assumption of office in 2012, confirmed her decision to the AFP saying, “Yes, it is true.” […]

Conrad Omodiagbe

Former Malawian President Joyce Banda Exits Coalition, Enters Election Race

Ahead of the May 21 general elections in Malawi, former president Joyce Banda has joined the presidential race with the formal submission of papers expressing her interest in contesting in the elections, breaking away from a previously announced coalition with current Vice President, Saulos Chilima. On the 1st of February, Banda announced an alliance with […]