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[ad_1] A leading member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country's President, Lazarus Chakwera.Patricia Kaliati, Secretary-General of the UTM party, was arrested last week on suspicion of "conspiring with others to commit a serious offence".Appearing on Monday at a court in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, the 57-year-old did not speak. But her lawyer argued that the politician maintained her innocence, local media reports.Few details of the […]

[ad_1] At least 40 Chadian soldiers have been killed after their base was attacked on Sunday evening, the presidency says.President Mahamat Déby has ordered a counter-mission to track down the culprits, according to a statement from his office.The attack reportedly happened on an island called Barkaram, in a vast marshy region that was once covered by the waters of Lake Chad before its dramatic shrinking in recent decades.No suspects for […]

[ad_1] Zambian football is in mourning after seven players from Chavuma Town Council FC were killed in a bus crash.The country's football association (Faz) expressed its "deep shock" at the accident, which occurred on Saturday while the squad was travelling to a third-tier league game in the north west of the country."We are in touch with the football, civil and law enforcement authorities in the province to furnish us with […]