Africa Global Village

Is foreign aid helping or Hurting Africa

August 24, 2013 Global Authorafrica, Afroca Global Village, Bono, Dambisa Moyo, foreign aid, Guardian, Laura Miller, Malawi, Mercy Corps, New York Times, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The World Bank, Zambia

More than $50 billion of foreign aid is given to African countries every year to address poverty on the continent. Although this may seem generous, and to some a solid strategy to treat Africa’s ailments, Dambisa Moyo — a Zambian economist with a background that includes Harvard, Oxford and Goldman Sachs — says just the opposite. In her new book,... Read More

SADC Summit Ends With Call to End Regoinal Political Turmoil

August 19, 2013 Global AuthorBanda, DRC, Malawi, Rwanda, SADC

LILONGWE, MALAWI — A Southern African Development Community heads of state summit has ended in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, with a call for finding ways to end the volatile political situation facing people in the region and Africa as a whole. In her remarks at the close of the two-day gathering, the new chairperson of the regional bloc, President Joyce Banda of… Read More

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete threatens Malawi over lake dispute

July 26, 2013October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jakaya Kikwete, Joyce Banda, kenya, Lake Malawi, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

LILONGWE(AGV)--Speaking on Thursday during the country's heroes' day celebrations, Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete made a rumbling speech saying its armed forces were ready to protect the country against any foreign threat to its territory, raising the stakes in an escalating border dispute with Malawi. . Read More

Insults to President Joyce Banda merit a fine and conviction

July 25, 2013 Global Authordictator, Joyce Banda, Malawi

Blantyre, Malawi, july 24 (Raphael Tenthani/MaraviPost) _ A court in the northern Malawi city of Mzuzu has convicted a 37-year-old man for calling President Joyce Banda "stupid" and a "failure". Japhet Chirwa, who was arrested on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to the single charge of 'conduct likely to cause breach of the peace', a misdemeanour under Section 182 of the Penal... Read More

MALAWI PRES JOYCE BANDA CHALLENGES CRITICS TO PROBE HER

July 3, 2013 Global AuthorJoyce Banda, Malawi, Marvipost

Written by YAMIKANI SIMUTOWE Joyce Banda BLANTYRE (MaraPost)—Malawi President Joyce Banda says she ascended to presidency not to enrich herself but serve the interests of all Malawians regardless of their political affiliation. President Banda has since challenged her critics to probe her should they think she is accumulating wealth from the public confers. Banda was speaking in… Read More

President Bingu WA Mutharika’s sudden death and the accused 12 coup plotters

March 17, 2013 Global AuthorBingu Mutharika, Death Of Bingu, Malawi, Maravipost.com, Peter Mutharika, Raphael Tenthani

The Muckraker toyed around with the idea of titling this entry ‘The Vandals and Villains of April 5’ because he intended to discuss the people who wanted to push this country to the precipice during those “three mad days in April”. The chosen title however should serve the purpose. Bingu died when nobody thought he would. Almost everybody, except those... Read More

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

October 11, 2012 Global AuthorForeign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Oil Exploration, Tanzania

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

Tanzania asks for mediation over Lake Malawi dispute

October 7, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Lake Malawi, Lake Nyasa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Oil Dispute, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania called on Saturday for an international mediator to resolve a long-standing border dispute with Malawi, conceding the latest talks over territorial rights to Lake Malawi and its potential reserves of oil and gas have failed. The call comes after Malawi accused its neighbour of intimidating its citizens, halting talks with Tanzania over the ownership of... Read More

Sudanese Refs to officiate Malawi-Ghana tie in Lilongwe

October 4, 2012 Global AuthorAFCON Cup, Ghana, Ghana black Stars, Malawi, Malawi Flames, referee Khalid Abdel Rahman

44-year old Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman has been named as the centre man for the 2013 AFCON 2nd leg final qualifying match between the Flames of Malawi and the Black Stars of Ghana scheduled for the Civo Stadium, Lilongwe on Saturday, October 13, footy-Ghana.com can confirm. The experienced Sudanese centre man who has been an international referee since 2001,... Read More

Malawi, Tanzania Lock Horns Over Lake

October 3, 2012October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, Dispute over Lake Malawi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi and Tanzania are expected to hold a high level meeting August 20 on their standoff over oil and gas exploration in and ownership of Lake Malawi. The body of water - also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania - is the third-largest fresh water resource in Africa. The dispute escalated last year when Malawi’s late president... Read More

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