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Malawi president re-elected after court battle
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly elected to a second term in office
President Peter Mutharika of Malawi has won a second term in office by a slim margin, in what's been called the most competitive election in the country's history.
Plus, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari meets with northern governors about curbing insecurity.
And how credible are the two relatively unknown candidates who've registered for Algeria's presidential election?
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