By Jasper Fakkert
July 20, 2011
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the southeast African nation of Malawi on Wednesday.
The Malawians are protesting the high cost of living and bad economic governance.
The protests were declared illegal by the country’s High court on Tuesday, resulting in running street battles with police on Wednesday. At least one person has died.
On Tuesday, supporters of the ruling DPP party were already roaming the streets carrying machetes threatening anyone taking part in the protests, according to the BBC.
About 40 percent of Malawi’s economy is dependent on foreign aid. A large portion of that aid was cut off earlier this year by the U.K., Malawi’s biggest donor, after a dispute between London and Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika. Mutharika expelled the U.K. ambassador over a leaked diplomatic cable in which the president was referred to as “autocratic and intolerant of criticism."
Source: The Epoch Times.
Link: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/thousands-riot-in-malawi-59343.html.
July 20, 2011
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the southeast African nation of Malawi on Wednesday.
The Malawians are protesting the high cost of living and bad economic governance.
The protests were declared illegal by the country’s High court on Tuesday, resulting in running street battles with police on Wednesday. At least one person has died.
On Tuesday, supporters of the ruling DPP party were already roaming the streets carrying machetes threatening anyone taking part in the protests, according to the BBC.
About 40 percent of Malawi’s economy is dependent on foreign aid. A large portion of that aid was cut off earlier this year by the U.K., Malawi’s biggest donor, after a dispute between London and Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika. Mutharika expelled the U.K. ambassador over a leaked diplomatic cable in which the president was referred to as “autocratic and intolerant of criticism."
Source: The Epoch Times.
Link: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/thousands-riot-in-malawi-59343.html.
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