By AFP More by this AuthorBLANTYREMalawi police have issued an arrest warrant for former president Joyce Banda in connection with the country's "Cashgate" corruption scandal, which involved large-scale looting of government coffers. Kadadzera said Banda is " suspected of abusing her office" in the Cashgate scandal. He said the warrant of arrest came into "force" from Monday. Cashgate is the biggest financial scandal in Malawi's history and helped push Banda out of power in 2014. International donors pulled the plug on aid of around $150 million over the scandal.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2020 06:27 UTC