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50 years after independence, Malawi seeks economic freedom

Blantyre, Malawi: As Malawi marks 50 years of freedom from colonial rule on Sunday, many local people say the country today is living in a new form of bondage: poverty.

At an event in the capital Lilongwe, thousands of Malawians, along with African leaders such as Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, are expected to mark five decades of freedom from Britain.

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