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Mutharika says Malawians are ‘too cold’

Feb 20, 2016 237

President Peter Mutharika has hit out at Malawians for being too “cold” to each other saying they are only warm when interacting with strangers. The Malawi leader was speaking in Thyolo where he presided over… ...

UNHCR orders Malawi to grant asylum to Mozambican refugees

Feb 18, 2016 228

The United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has ordered Malawi government to grant asylum to Mozambican refugees. The agency made the call in a statement released on Thursday following pressure from Malawi and Mozambique for… ...

Malawians hailed for supporting Mozambican refugees

Feb 18, 2016 34

Humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has hailed Malawians for being generous towards Mozambican refugees who have fled tensions and violence in their country. Speaking on the relations between villagers and refugees at Kapise Village in… ...

WFP may stop assisting hunger victims in Malawi

Feb 18, 2016 152

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it will suspend food assistance programmes in the country unless it manages to source funds to sustain the operations. In a statement released on Wednesday, the United… ...

Malawi among worst countries for children’s access to justice

Feb 15, 2016 76

An international research, policy and advocacy organisation has named Malawi as one of the countries failing to guarantee children’s access to the courts, a situation the organisation says is characteristic of countries with poor human… ...

Kelvin Gonani condemned by gay activists

Malawi gay rights activists want gay man Gonani arrested

Feb 14, 2016 211

As Malawi24 first reported that Kevin Gonani was beaten by fellow members of the gay community for turning his 9 year old nephew into a sex slave and offering him for prostitution to other gay men,… ...

US comments on Mutharika coup

Feb 10, 2016 104

The United States Embassy has responded to accusations going around that the United States government is conniving with Malawi Congress Party and its leader Lazarus Chakwera to oust President Peter Mutharika. In an interview with… ...