Saturday, April 7, 2012

Vice-President Joyce Banda to Be Sworn in Shortly

Malawi's capital city, Lilongwe, is awash with anticipation.
Malawi is about to have a new Head of State and Government.
The Chief Justice, Redson Munro, will in less than one hour swear Vice-President Joyce Banda as the country's President at the New Parliament Building in Lilongwe.
The function was scheduled to start at 2 pm, but their have been some delays.
However, Banda gets sworn in in less than one hour time.
She will become Malawi's first female president, and Africa's second. The only other country with a female president is Liberia.

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