‘Malawi should remain priority for overseas aid’

THE poverty stricken African country of Malawi should remain high on the Government’s priorities for overseas aid after significant improvements in recent years, an Oireachtas committee has said.

Malawi goes to the polls for parliamentary and presidential elections tomorrow with fears a contested result will lead to a repeat of 2004 protests.

Election promises have focused on persistent corruption which has overshadowed the electoral register and spending on infrastructure projects.