Lilongwe, Malawi, April 15, 2025 (AFP) - Malawi's debt crisis deepens as aid cuts hurt

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2025-04-15

Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi's capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink. He had been working for 36 hours straight, packing in back-to-back shifts to feed his family of four. "I haven't been home in three days," said the 32-year-old barman in a run-down club in Mtandire, one of Lilongwe's largest and most crowded informal settlements. "Times are tough." Manda is a casualty of Malawi's economic struggles, his live......

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