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

July 13, 2012 Global AuthorFeed Hunger Project, Joyce Banda, Malawi

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

June 22, 2012 Global AuthorBingu WA Mutharika, Joyce Banda, Malawi, Millennium Challenge Corporation, US

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

June 20, 2012 Global Authorkenya, Lake Malawi, Malawi news, Tanzania

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

Britain refuses to give Malawi a full vote of confidence – Why?

June 18, 2012 Global Author

Andrew Mitchell, the international development secretary,while praising Joyce Banda, Malawi's new president, for her "brave reforms",has fallen short on announcing a firm date for when Britain will resume its general aid programme. . Read More

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