A protester holds a placard reading "Voters eat velvet or itchy beans while you (meaning) government authorities) wasting our money" in vernacular 'Chichewa' during a demonstration at Lilongwe Community Ground in Lilongwe November 25, 2024. Police fired teargas to stop protesters gathered at Lilongwe Community ground from holding scheduled demonstrations led by Silvester Namiwa's Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) against the fuel scarcity in Malawi. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP) (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP via Getty Images)