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BY Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 5:00pm September 13, 2018,

These capital cities of Africa were born after independence to end the colonial order

by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, 5:00pm September 13, 2018,

These capital cities of Africa were born after independence to end the colonial order

Lilongwe

Lilongwe –Malawi

In 1975, President Hastings Kamuzu Banda named Lilongwe as the new Capital City of Malawi 11 years after it gained independence in 1964. Lilongwe existed as one of the oldest settlements in Malawi. The British colonial government made it their administrative centre, and it was officially recognised as a town in 1947. The last government offices were formally moved to Lilongwe in 2005 which marked the end of the move from Zomba.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: September 14, 2018

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