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Category: Southern Africa

Southern Africa, southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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

George Soros Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in Mozambique

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Funding for CleanStar Mozambique benefits smallholder farmers and the environment, creates jobs, and protects families from indoor air pollution JOHANNESBURG – September 19, 2012 –To increase food security in Africa and stem the disastrous human and environmental costs of indoor cooking with charcoal, the Soros Economic Development Fund and the Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries today announced investments of nearly... Read More

Botswana Extends $70M Credit Line to Zimbabwe

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HARARE — Botswana has extended a credit facility of about $70 million meant to revive Zimbabwe's ailing industrial sector. The line of credit, announced Monday, comes at a time when Zimbabwe has no access to international lenders like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. According to the African Development Bank, Zimbabwe needs at least $4 billion in lines of... Read More
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