Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika, seen with his running mate, Joyce Banda, has told AllAfrica that his government is determined to lead the country out of poverty.
Bing wa Mutharika, who was elected to a second term as president of Malawi in May, is an international economist with a PhD from PacificWesternUniversity in Los Angeles in the United States. Since he was first elected in 2004, succeeding Bakili Muluzi, Mutharika has championed rapid economic growth and the fight against corruption. Although he received 66 percent of the votes, his opponent, John Tembo, has called the process flawed and has gone to court to contest the outcome.
Last week, while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Mutharika addressed a roundtable convened by the Business Council for International Understanding to promote Malawi as an investment and tourist destination.
