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The government, through the National Cooperative Exports Limited, has permitted the export of 1,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Malawi and Zimbabwe each.
Malawi
Malawi formerly known as Nyasaland, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa.
It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest.
Malawi's capital and largest city is Lilongwe
The Great Rift Valley runs through the country from north to south, and to the east of the valley lies Lake Malawi (also called Lake Nyasa), making up over three-quarters of Malawi's eastern boundary
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers,
Bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
The capital and largest city is Harare
Zambezi river runs along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe which eventually empty into the Indian Ocean
Limpopo River in southern Africa crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice.
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