Malawi is the world's poorest peaceful country, but its democracy wasn't easily won. President Lazarus Chacuera promised to end corruption and boost economic growth. But his first two years have not gone as well as he'd liked. He blames a consortium of crises that started with the COVID-19 pandemic. Malawi has also got some really deep, longer-term structural challenges.
Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign a boost and foreshadowing a tough run-up to the second round. Malawi’s incipient democracy stands as a shining regional example, but remaking its economy has proved even harder than ousting its undemocratic leader. And why one tank is a particularly handsome prize amid Ukraine’s growing pile of captured Russian kit.
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