Malawi motorists queue for days as fuel shortage bites
Malawi’s fuel shortage has brought daily life in the capital Lilongwe to a halt.

Malawi’s fuel shortage has brought daily life in the capital Lilongwe to a halt.








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Eritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia’s pretext for more war.