US Imposes Travel Ban on Malawian Official Over Corruption
Published on: Thursday 04 July 2019
The U.S. government has imposed a travel ban on a special adviser to Malawi's president because of corruption charges.
Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Uladi Mussa in 2017, alongside a senior immigration official, on charges they fraudulently issued citizenship and passports to people from Burundi and Rwanda.
Court documents show Mussa committed the offense in 2013 when he was minister of home affairs during the administration of former President Joyce Banda.
Mussa has denied the charges; however, in a statement Wednesday, the U.S.