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President of Malawi - Peter Mutharika

Malawi is one of the world鈥檚 poorest countries. How much of its failures are down to bad government?

Zeinab Badawi speaks to President Peter Mutharika of Malawi. By some measures Malawi is the world鈥檚 poorest country, with a list of problems ranging from poor nutrition and a crippling lack of electricity to international concerns about corruption in the political system. Despite relative peace and political stability, Malawi is struggling to make progress. So how much of its failures are down to bad government?

(Photo: Arthur Peter Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi addresses the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly. Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP)

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