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Category: Malawi

Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi. The lake’s southern end falls within Lake Malawi National Park – sheltering diverse wildlife from colorful fish to baboons – and its clear waters are popular for diving and boating. Peninsular Cape Maclear is known for its beach resorts.
President:  Lazarus Chakwera Trending
Capital: Lilongwe
Recognised regional languages: List: Yao; Tumbuka; Tonga; Sena; Lomwe; Ngonde; Lambya
Population: 18.14 million (2018) World Bank

Malawi Foreign Affairs Minister assures citizens amid tensions with Tanzania over lake Malawi

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BLANTYRE--Malawian Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume Thursday led a team of government officials on a tour of the border district of Karonga to assure people of their safety amid simmering tensions with Tanzania. "We wanted to assure the people that their security is guaranteed," Chiume said. . Read More

Paladin Energy Malawi’s Kayelekera mine administration too corrupt and dishonest

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Karonga Youth for Justice and Development, a non-governmental organization in Karonga, is calling on government to closely monitor all activities taking place at the Kayelekera Uranium Mine, arguing that since its inauguration seven years ago, the district and Malawi at large have not benefitted from it. The Kayelekera Uranium Mine, located in Karonga, northern part of Malawi, has proven reserves... Read More

Kitwete bluffing! Fed up, Malawi suspends talks with Tanzania as border spat reaches ‘next level’

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BLANTYRE--Malawi President Joyce Banda has announced that Malawi was suspending dialogue with its northern neighbour Tanzania over the border dispute because the issue has gone "to the next level". "It's now a big issue," Banda told a news conference Tuesday on arrival in Lilongwe from New York where she made her maiden appearance at the United nations. "We wrote a... Read More

Malawi-Tanzania lake border dispute dangerous says Malawi President Joyce Banda

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BLANTRYE--Malawi’s President Joyce Banda returned home Tuesday after a two-week visit to the U.S. with a confession that the Malawi-Tanzania dispute over Lake Malawi was becoming dangerous and put the lives of Malawian fishermen at risk. Speaking to journalists at the State House in Lilongwe, Pres Banda said she was saddened to learn that Tanzania has incorporated the lake into... Read More

Honor July 20 Heroes, Malawi’s Joyce Banda Urged

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BLANTYRE--Family members and civil society leaders have asked Malawi President Joyce Banda to consider compensating dependants of victims of the infamous July 20 anti-government demonstrations and consider making July 20 a national holiday. "We, members of the bereaved and victims’ families, would to make a few requests...20th July of every year be commemorated under the theme 'A Rebirth of Democracy," said... Read More

Malawi: Pres Banda launches K6.8bn ‘Feed the Future’

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LILONGWE--President Joyce Banda said Thursday there’s need for farmers to improve the quality of their products for the agriculture sector to forge ahead. Banda was speaking during the launch of Integrating Nutrition in Value Chains Project (INVCP) designed to deliver Feed the Future and Global Health Initiatives in Tidi Village, Traditional Authority Chimutu in Lilongwe.“This is a good step if... Read More

US Rewards Joyce Banda – Restores $350 Million in Aid to Malawi

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ATLANTA -- According to news reports on VOANEWS, The United States has restored a $350-million aid package to Malawi that was suspended last year following deadly clashes between police and protesters in the southern African country. The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. government agency that assists developing countries, said it will release the aid because of democratic steps taken by Malawi's new... Read More

Sixty Somali immigrants drown on Lake Malawi

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Lilongwe -- Latest shocking news indicates over sixty immigrants from Somalia have drowned on Lake Malawi, Karonga Police have confirmed from its Kaporo Station. Reports indicate just 35 bodies as having been retrieved and the rest missing. They were 'floating' their way secretly on Tuesday into Malawi's northern lake-shore district of Karonga from neighboring Tanzania. Lately, a number of illegal immigrants,... Read More