Malawi
Bumpy Road to Economic Recovery
May 19, 2012
[IRIN]
Blantyre -
A sizeable devaluation of Malawi’s currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases in the price of basic goods and pushed many Malawians deeper into poverty….
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Tags: Hopes to Heal Economy Through Devaluation
May 18, 2012
[IPS]
Lilongwe -
As Malawi’s poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that the move will provide an opportunity to boost the country’s export market….
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Malawi Wants to Make Greater Use of Beira Port
May 16, 2012
[AIM]
Maputo -
Beira (Mozambique), 15 May (AIM) – Malawian President Joyce Banda said on Sunday that her government will use to the full the facilities offered by the central Mozambican port of Beira….
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GBCHealth Conference Introduces MDG Health Alliance
May 15, 2012
[GBCHealth]
NEW YORK CITY (May 15, 2012) -
The MDG Health Alliance, an innovative new private sector organization created and led by eminent business leaders to tackle urgent global health problems, was introduced today in the United States at the GBCHealth Conference….
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Guebuza Calls for Strengthened Ties With Malawi
May 14, 2012
[AIM]
Maputo -
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza stressed on Saturday night that the relations between Mozambique and Malawi should be “structured by an undertaking to make good neighbourliness a fruitful complement to development”….
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Malawi Wants Good Relations With the Country
May 14, 2012
[AIM]
Maputo -
Malawian Foreign Minister Ephraim Chiume declared in Maputo on Friday that his government is committed to improving relations of cooperation and good neighbourliness with Mozambique….
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Taifa Queens Tumble Against Clinical Malawi
May 13, 2012
[Daily News]
THE first quarter tumble cost the national netball team, Taifa Queens’s bid to record a victory against the Africa top ranking side Malawi Queens at the ongoing Africa Senior Challenge tournament at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday….
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Reclaiming the Nation – Solidarity in Times of Peril
May 12, 2012
[Fahamu]
Various forms of solidarity have been seen in Malawi recently. But effective solidarity can only be achieved when the elites shed their tendency to alienate those groups they see as ‘illiterate’, ‘uneducated’ and ‘ignorant’….
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U.S. Peace Corps Building Girls’ Dorm
May 12, 2012
[State Department]
Washington -
Peace Corps volunteer Erica Ward of Asheville, North Carolina, is working with her community in Malawi to construct a girls’ dormitory for the local boarding school. The new dormitory will enable more students to attend the school and provide additional classroom space for nearly 300…
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Bingu’s Legacy and the Political Future of Malawi
May 11, 2012
[Fahamu]
The late President Mutharika was hailed at home and abroad. But after the 2009 landslide re-election victory, his quest to engineer the election of his brother to succeed him in 2014 and increased autocracy astounded many….
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