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Malawi: Malawi Fuel Crisis - Why Calls for Energy Minister's Removal Confuse Economic Constraints With Ministerial Failure

AllAfrica5 November 2026, 14:07 UTCMalawi

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is in the grip of a nationwide fuel supply crisis, and the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has threatened countrywide demonstrations to force the resignation or dismissal of Energy Minister Jean Chifuniro Mathanga.

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