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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 

Malawi: AfDB Extends Grants of $9.25 Million for Rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing

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The funding will support the government of Malawi to develop climate risk management solutions and pay its sovereign risk premium for the transfer of drought risks under the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 10, 2022/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the… Read More
Malawi Opinions 

Open Letter to HE President of Malawi Dr Lazarus Chakwera

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His Excellency The President of the Republic of Malawi Dr Lazarus ChakweraState HouseLilongwe copied to:The British High Commissioner Mr David DeerUS Ambassador HE David YoungEuropean Union (EU) Ambassador HE Rune SkinnebachDr Phillip Murray – President International Assemblies of God Fellowship 7th June 2022 Excellency Having opposed by word and deed the dictatorship of Dr Banda and the Malawi Congress Party,… Read More
Malawi OP-ED 

Malawian Academics, And Professionals in Diaspora Statement on The Leadership Crisis and Corruption in Malawi

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ATLANTA (AGV): A statement signed by 32 Malawians  mainly in the Diaspora has been submitted to Malawi President  Lazarus chakwera stating their displeasure with his leadership style and the ongoing crisis and corruption going on in the country since he assumed power after court ordered elections. The signees demand accountability  and ask the government to rise to the occasion and… Read More
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Talking Blues: Of monkeys, Malawi leaders, rubble and a ‘British Suspect’

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By Mapwiya Muulupale “I am just as frustrated as you are to hear that the British suspect recently visited Malawi and none of the agencies actively investigating him here noticed, thus missing a golden opportunity to make progress on the matter,” President Chakwera, 31 May 2022 In an experiment, five monkeys were placed in a cage. A ladder with some… Read More
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Talking Blues: MCP and DPP, lead us not into temptation!

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By Mapwiya Muulupale “You climbed up, approached Caesar’s chair … and offered him a crown. …Where did you get the crown? You didn’t just find it lying there; you brought it from home, a premeditated and carefully planned crime!” – Cicero For better or worse, the race to the 2025 Presidential Elections has started, and under different circumstances… Read More
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Talking Blues: Easter Reflection – Can our Lazarus rise with the risen Lord?

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By Mapwiya Muulupale “We in the opposition have previously and tirelessly raised such issues of nauseating corruption by President Peter Mutharika’s administration. He needs to resign and call for early elections.” Pres Lazarus Chakwera in July 2018, serving as Leader of Opposition The jury is out. The verdict is crystal-clear. And it is as unambiguous as can be. The corruption… Read More
East Africa Malawi 

Malawians must rebel and abstain in any subsequent election Emancipation from politics

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According to the Central Intelligence Agency, in 2013 77 percent of Malawi’s labor force worked in agriculture and only 4 percent in industry. According to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Index of African Governance 2020, Malawi’s rural sector ranks #33 among 54 nations in Africa down from #29 in 2018, with weak performance in rural market access #34, rural sector support… Read More
Malawi OP-ED Opinions 

Talking Blues: Check out the real situation

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By Mapwiya Muulupale  Malawi is still extremely far away from Canaan “Give them an inch; they take a yard. Give them a yard; they take a mile. Once a man and twice a child! And everything is just for a while. It seems like total destruction, the only solution! And there ain’t no use: no one can stop them now.”… Read More