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Malawi power transition hailed as democracy triumph

AFP

The smooth inauguration of new Malawi President Joyce Banda was hailed Sunday as a triumph of democracy, but local media warned that southern Africa’s first woman leader faces high expectations. “This has helped to entrench and cement a democratic culture in the country and is a fresh breath of air…