The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, warned individuals who still live on corruption or plan to engage in this practice, that the law will be applied and the jail will be their next address. Lazarus Chakwera, quoted by Radio Mozambique, said that Malawians are "fed up" with recurrent news about the widespread practice of corruption in the country and...
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Tropical Cyclone Ana: End of repatriation of Mozambican families from Malawi
The process of repatriation of 1600 families from the district of Morrumbala, in Zambezia, who had taken refuge in the district of Nsanje in Malawi, due to flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Ana, was successfully completed. The operation, which lasted seven days, consisted in the evacuation of people by land and river, in a process led by the...
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UNHCR to provide basic services to 800 families who were refugees in Malawi
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will provide basic hygiene and sanitation services and civil identification to over 800 families who were refugees in Malawi, due to floods. The UNHCR/Action Aid Project Officer, Alberto Massara, revealed to Radio Mozambique that funds are already available to provide basic...
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SADC trade ministers meet in Lilongwe
The 33rd session of the SADC Committee of Ministers of Trade and the 22nd session of the Ministerial Working Group on Regional Economic Integration kicks off today in Lilongwe, Malawi, with a focus on rules of origin, sanitary measures, ratification of the Free Trade Area and implementation of the Trade and Services Protocol.
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Storm Ana: INGD prepares repatriation of Mozambicans in Malawi
The voluntary repatriation of about 1600 Mozambican families, victims of Tropical Depression Ana, who were welcomed in Nsanje, Malawi, in January this year, will begin on the 22nd of this month. These families had to leave their land due to the floods caused by the tropical depression Ana, which also caused the overflow of the Chire river ....
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Malawi reiterates support to Mozambique in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malawi, reiterates the commitment of the government of her country to support Mozambique in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado. Nancy Tembo made this statement on Monday evening, in the city of Lilongwe, at the reception that the High Commissioner of Mozambique, Elias Zimba, offered to the diplomatic corps accredited in Malawi,...
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Malawi begins importing fuel through the port of Nacala
Last weekend, Malawi received the first 500 thousand liters of fuel, imported from the port of Nacala. The act marked the beginning of fuel importation, via railway line, through the port of Nacala in Mozambique. The resumption of fuel rail transport, comes months after President Chakwera made a visit to...
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Malawi. European Union considers resuming direct state budget support
The Ambassador of the European Union in Malawi, Rune Skinnebach, acknowledged the need to resume the support to the budget of the Malawian state, having recalled that this aid comes from the contribution of the European people. Radio Mozambique reports that Skinnebach explained that there are a number of eligibility criteria, which must be observed, including good debt management...
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Malawi. Currency shortage forces suspension of 2 airlines
Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways suspended the issuance of tickets in Malawi travel agencies, due to the shortage of foreign currency. In a press release, Ethiopian Airlines avers, that the suspension of issuing tickets, occurs due to the fact that the Reserve Bank of Malawi has failed to channel values to the...
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Mozambican government without a plan for the return of displaced people in Malawi
The Mozambican government still does not have a plan for the return of the little more than 2,500 people displaced in neighboring Malawi. However, without revealing details, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation guarantees that all support has been and continues to be provided to those in need through the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management. They are in their...