Although there has been calls to promote LGBTI rights in Malawi by human rights organizations and activists people who identify as gays, lesbians or transgender say they continue to face persecution, violence and discrimination in society. The Human Rights Watch in its 2018 report, 'Let Posterity Judge', Violence and Discrimination against LGBTI people in Malawi made recommendations aimed at promoting the rights and dignity of people who identify as gays, lesbians or transgender.
Publish Date: Sunday, December 15th 2019 |
By Dennis Kabatto – Heads of states of four African countries including Cape Verde, Malawi, Senegal and Sierra Leone will hold an important conversation Friday at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington. Prime Minister Jose Pereira Neves of Cape Verde; President Dr. Joyce Banda of Malawi; President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Dr. Ernest B. Koroma of Sierra Leone were selected as Panelists for a discussion on Consolidating Democratic Gains, Promoting African Prosperity. “These four heads of state are in Washington, DC together at the invitation of President Obama” said USIP Spokesperson Steven Ruder in a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 26th 2013 |
BLANTYRE, 2 June 2011 (IRIN) – After several years of fragile gains, Malawi’s healthcare sector is facing major setbacks following a decision by its largest international donor, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), to freeze its aid to the impoverished nation. The UK provided about US$122 million annually to Malawi, of which $49 million went to funding Malawi’s public health sector, but DFID made its final aid disbursement in March and has decided not to renew a six-year funding commitment which ends in June. “We have already started feeling the pinch,” said Martha Kwataine, a policy analyst with... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 5th 2011 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African countries are increasingly engaging in the development of ICT-based solutions for education and training, according to Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Opening Africa’s leading conference on ICT-supported education, eLearning Africa, in Dar es Salaam on May 25, Dr Bilal said, “We are now witnessing increasing investments in ICT on our Continent, the enthusiasm of the youth in adapting new technologies and bridging the geographical barriers brought by fast changing converging technologies. These initiatives attest to the fact that Africa is now moving from being a spectator to a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, May 27th 2011 |
By Emmanuel Muwamba – Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi on Wednesday finally left Malawi for South Africa for medical treatment five months after his due date. The government had refused Muluzi permission to travel to South Africa for specialised treatment for his slipped discs problems arguing that the State specialists should first determine his condition. But the High Court has on several occasions ordered that the State should facilitate his medical review trip. On April 2 2011, President Bingu wa Mutharika directed that Muluzi should be allowed to travel to South Africa without strings attached and that government should provide... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 21st 2011 |
