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Malawian youths shine at Zambia arts festival
The Nation Malawi
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August 14, 2025
A group of 39 young performers from Malawi excited audiences at the 2025 Jacaranda International Children and Youth Arts Festival in Lusaka, Zambia, from 7 to 9 August. The festival, organised by Assitej Zambia, brought together 19 local and...
Malawi still at crossroads: part 2
The Nation Malawi
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August 14, 2025
Twenty-five years ago, a young enthusiastic economist graduated from Oxford University. No sooner had he returned home to Blantyre, Malawi than he began writing regularly on the economy in Weekend Nation, a sister publication to this newspaper,...
Malawi expands trade horizons for farmers
The Maravi Post
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August 14, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-In a bid to boost the country’s agricultural sector, Trade and Industry Minister Vitumbiko Mumba has revealed that Malawi is taking concrete steps to help farmers secure better returns from their produce. Speaking to...
Malawi Department of Immigration to receive first-ever marine patrol vessel from Japan
Maravi Express
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August 13, 2025
* Immigration Patrol Vessel 001 (IPV) is part of the marine project designed to curb irregular migration along Malawi’s lakeshore ports of entry * It will also enhance efforts to combat human trafficking, smuggling, and other transnational crimes...
Healing pilgrimage: How Malawian women cross borders to beat cervical cancer
Punch
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August 15, 2025
On a warm October morning in Nairobi, Chimwemwe Chiduleni stepped off a bus clutching a plastic bag filled with documents, a change of clothes, and a quiet determination to survive. Two years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Malawi, a...
TransUnion Malawi touts technology as key to unlocking financial inclusion, economic mobility in Malawi
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
TransUnion Malawi – a local financial firm – has described technology as a key component to unlocking financial inclusion and economic mobility in Malawi. Kadango However, the firm’s Country Director Dumisani Kadango has rued challenges that a...
Bauxite, rutile take Cameroon to world stage
Cairns Post
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August 19, 2025
Cameroon’s mining sector is starting to attract global attention Growing bauxite and rutile endowment shows there are giants to be found Interest could deliver rich rewards to companies at the forefront When one considers mining destinations in...
How USAID cuts could undermine battle against fistula in Malawi
Context
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What’s the context? In Malawi, USAID cuts put pressure on maternal health services, including treatment for women with fistula. USAID cuts hit health services in aid-dependent Malawi Progress on maternal health, including fistula, threatened...
Malawi still in debt distress
The Times Group Malawi
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August 13, 2025
Malawi’s external and overall public debt remains in ‘distress’, with limited progress made toward restructuring, the latest Joint Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show. The assessment,...
The state of democratic governance in Commonwealth countries in Africa
The Standard Gambia
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August 19, 2025
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh The National Assembly of The Gambia is currently hosting the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Regional Conference for the first time. It is indeed an achievement for the Assembly since the...
Malawi’s Trailblazer: Thom Mpinganjira and FDH Bank Forge Path of Success and Hope
Nyasa Times
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August 13, 2025
In a powerful demonstration of homegrown resilience, Malawian business magnate Dr. Thom Mpinganjira and his financial powerhouse, FDH Bank Plc, are being celebrated for a series of landmark achievements that defy the nation’s economic headwinds....
Malawi’s foreign debt in huge arrears—IMF
The Nation Malawi
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August 13, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said despite making some progress in reprofiling official bilateral debt, Malawi remains in arrears to its external commercial creditors in excess of $669 million (about K1.2 trillion) by 2024. In its 2025...
“Dalitso Kabambe is Malawi’s economic fixer”-UTM Events Director Khwesi Msusa
The Maravi Post
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August 14, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-UTM Events Director Khwesi Msusa has drawn significant attention after urging residents of Mitundu in Lilongwe to support Dalitso Kabambe as the party’s presidential candidate in the upcoming elections. Speaking candidly at a...
The hidden toll of climate impacts, as told by female photographers
Geographical
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August 15, 2025
Laura El-Tantawy (UK/Egypt) presents a quietly devastating portrait of water scarcity in Malawi. This series was originally commissioned by WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation: Elise Lawrence, 44, photographed at her home in the village of...
Tunisia among five African countries facing IMF economic consultation delays
African Manager
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August 19, 2025
Tunisia was flagged among four other African nations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for prolonged delays in completing their mandatory Article IV consultations. The other African nations are: Sudan, Eritrea, Liberia, and Senegal, among...
Chakwera promises mining boom amid questions on past unfulfilled projects
Malawi 24
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August 19, 2025
President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that the country will soon begin reaping the benefits of its vast mineral resources. Speaking on Tuesday at Mitundu Trading Centre in the area of Traditional Authority Chingala, Lilongwe Nsinja...
Pemphero Mphande to Build Water System in Malawian Village To Prove That Malawians Can Do It Themselves
Nyasa Times
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August 14, 2025
In a bold move to promote self-reliance among Malawians, entrepreneur and humanitarian Pemphero Mphande has announced plans to build a water system in a rural village that currently lacks access to safe, clean water. Pemphero Mphande The...
Chakwera sidelines VP Usi, sends Mumba to lead Malawi at 45th SADC Summit in Madagascar
The Maravi Post
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August 13, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Barely hours after an explosive report by Maravipost revealed a clandestine Malawi Congress Party (MCP) meeting aimed at sidelining Vice President Michael Bizwick Usi, President Lazarus Chakwera has made a decisive move that...
“If they kill me, will they eat me?”–Malawi’s VP Usi unfazed by assassination threats
The Maravi Post
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August 13, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s Vice President Michael Usi has publicly acknowledged receiving threats against his life. He remains resolute in his mission to expose corruption within government structures. Speaking at a political rally in...
BAM Conference to drive synergy for Malawi’s economic growth, NBM plc boosts preparations
Malawi 24
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August 14, 2025
The Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) will this week host its Annual Conference in Mangochi, focusing on how synergy among stakeholders can accelerate the country’s economic growth. The two-day event, set for Friday and Saturday under the theme...