Malawi Under Pressure to Issue National IDs

Pressure is mounting on the government of Malawi to fast-track the process of issuing national identity cards (IDs) to address the challenges Malawians have long faced due to the absence of the documents.  Malawi is the only country in southern Africa without such IDs for its citizens. Malawians currently use driving licenses, passports, and in some cases voter registration certificates as proof of their citizenship in places and institutions where identification is needed. Those...

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