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

Andrew Mitchell arrives in Malawi for talks with President Banda

May 31, 2012 Global Author

BLANTYRE- Andrew Mitchell, the United Kingdom's secretary of state for International Development, arrived in Malawi Wednesday to hold talks with new President Joyce Banda and have "first-hand experience of Malawi's challenges." . Read More

Malawi:Bingu WA Mutharika Snubs World Bank team visiting the country

March 12, 2012 Global AuthorBingu, Bingu WA Mutharika, lilongwe, Malawi, World Bank

President Bingu wa Mutharika on Sunday said he cannot meet anyone that comes across, referring to the World Bank team that visited the country with an economic bail out offer as below his status. . Read More

Malawi:President Bingu WA Mutharika says Donors can go to Hell

March 9, 2012 Global AuthorBingu WA Mutharika, Christine Lagarde, Donors, IMF, Malawi, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

President Bingu wa Mutharika has told any donor who thinks his leadership is not up to democratic expectations, to go to hell, pack up and go. He was speaking on Sunday 4th March when he opened a road in his home district of Thyolo. . Read More

World Bank bailout could end Malawi’s economic woes – Giugale

March 8, 2012 Global Authoreconomy, Malawi, Marcel Giugelo, politics, World Bank

Malawi, strung in a web of economic and political woes, could finally realise better times should an offer by the World Bank’s (WB)African Regional Director of Economic Management, Marcel Giugelo, could pass through. The Country Director responsible for Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Kundlavi Kadiresan, also said. . Read More

Malawi:Activist Kasambara now a free man!

February 22, 2012 Global Author

Private practice lawyer and activist Ralph Kasambara was released a week after a second arrest on 21st February 2012. He was rearrested after the graft fighting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said they wanted to investigate how he got his earlier bail as the courts were under strike. . Read More

PERSECUTION OF RALPH KASAMBARA ACCELERATES SLIDE TOWARDS A POLICE STATE IN MALAWI

February 17, 2012 Global AuthorBingu WA Mutharika, former Attorney-General, Malawi, OSISA, Ralph Kasambara, SALC

JOINT STATEMENT BY THE OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (OSISA) AND THE SOUTHERN AFRICA LITIGATION CENTRE (SALC) Johannesburg: The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemn this week’s persecution of Malawi’s former Attorney-General, Ralph Kasambara, and express alarm at the country’s continuing slide away from established principles of democracy and rule... Read More

Malawian woman murdered in Dublin, Ireland

February 2, 2012 Global Author

as reported by the irsihtimes, a malawian woman whose body was found in a bag in Dublin on Sunday had lived in Rathmines and seems to have been looking for au pair work last year. Rudo Mawere (26) is said to have moved to Ireland some two years ago and registered as a student in a small educational institution. She... Read More

Malawi Cabinet reshuffle imminent in the face of public discontent :

January 31, 2012 Global AuthorAfricaglobalvillage, Bingu WA Mutharika, Binton Kutsaira, Malawi, Malawi Congress Party (MCP), United Democratic Front (UDF)

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is mulling over who to include in his cabinet in an imminent reshuffle, reports indicate. Mutharika's administration is dogged by economic and governance challenges, and political intolerance, amongst other social-economic problems. . Read More

Deadlocked AU elections shift to Malawi, June

January 31, 2012 Global AuthorAfican Union, AU, lilongwe, Malawi

Following a deadlock during last week's Monday of African Union elections, with a tie between former wife to South African president Jacob Zuma, Homa Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and current and outgoing chairperson, Jean Ping of Gabon, the caucus agreed to meet in Malawi in June for a decider. . Read More

Commonwealth Secretary-General has meeting with Bingu WA Mutharika

January 24, 2012 Global AuthorAGV, Bingu WA Mutharika, General Kamalesh Sharma, Malawi, Malawi news, Malawi Online news

BLANTYRE--Visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will hold talks with Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika Monday evening, MaraPost can reveal. "Yes, the Secretary General will hold talks with President Mutharika this evening," Julius Mucunguzi, Commonwealth Assistant Spokesperson for Africa, told MaraPost Monday. . Read More