Malawi police fire teargas at anti-government protesters

FILE PHOTO: Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in in Lilongwe, Malawi, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara/File Photo

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi police on Friday fired teargas to quell an anti-government protest over alleged corruption and economic mismanagement by President Lazarus Chakwera's administration.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the southern city of Blantyre to demand that Chakwera's administration act on its election promises that included creating 1 million jobs and ending hunger.