Baobab trees in Malawi

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The baobab tree is an integral part of the African landscape. It can grow up to 30 meters tall and can live for several thousand(!) years. 

The tree looks like it has been picked out of the ground and stuffed back in upside-down. 

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Flame Tree | Malawi

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The Flame Tree is a common name used in various parts of the world to refer to several different species of tree. This is a Flame Tree in Malawi.

 

A beautiful ornamental tree with flamboyant  orange flowers. This type of tree is very invasive, meaning it takes over whatever it can and crowds out native species.

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A group of Yao initiates in Malawi

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Malawi is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa with about 15 million inhabitants. The country is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania. The Yao are one of the three major ethnic groups in Malawi. The Yao is are primarily subsistence farmers, growing crops in the savannahs surrounding the lake.

 

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A 2014 Christmas stamp and a stamp part of a set of stamps depicting the Big Five of Africa. 

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St Louis Montfort catholic church in Balaka, Malawi

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Malawi  is a landlocked country in southeast Africa. It is bordered by Zambia, Tanzania and (for the most part) Mozambique. Once under British rule and known as Nyasaland, the country gained full independence in 1964 and renamed itself Malawi.

St Louis Montfort catholic church is located in Balaka, a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. It is named after Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673 – 1716), a French Roman Catholic priest and Confessor. In 1705 he founded the community of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary, a missionary religious congregation within the Catholic Church. The congregation is made up of priests and brothers who serve both in the native lands and in other countries. 

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Malawi issued in 2007 a set of 11 definitive butterfly stamps.

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