This article was originally published on Malawi24 ">Malawi24 , Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Questions are mounting over how Malawi’s diplomatic missions became heavily staffed during the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP) administration, following the government’s decision to reduce the number of diplomats serving abroad from 193 to 139 in a cost-cutting exercise. Records show that under the former administration, several foreign missions experienced significant increases in diplomatic personnel, […] Read the full article and more Malawi news at How Malawi’s foreign missions swelled under MCP rule ">Malawi24 — Breaking news, politics, business, sport and entertainment from Malawi and Africa, updated 24/7.