Month: August 2022 Posts

Chakwera leaves for DRC today

Aug 16, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this morning where he will hand over the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Chakwera will travel with the First Lady… ...

Malawian peacekeepers bring peace to village in DRC

Jun 16, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian peacekeepers were deployed  in December, 2021 to the north-east of Beni town in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and they have managed to bring normalcy for inhabitants of the village… ...

Moyale Commanding officer to launch book titled ‘The Dilemma that is Congo’

Apr 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Moyale Barracks Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Thokozani Andrew Chazema says all is set for the launch of his book "The Dilemma that is Congo" on Friday. Chazema says among others the book highlights the achievements… ...

Rebels kidnap Pangolin in Congo

Jan 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have kidnapped a pangolin and are demanding ransom payment in order to release it. Reports indicate that the animal is being held by the rebels in Virunga National… ...

Congolese nationals arrested in Malawi for illegal entry

Dec 15, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services in the Northern Region yesterday arrested two Congolese nationals for illegal entry and two Malawians for helping the foreigners enter the country. The department has also impounded a… ...

Bezos Earth Fund provides $5 million to protect Africa’s critical biodiversity hotspots

Dec 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tropical Andes in Peru Bezos Earth Fund has provided $5 million for conservation and protection of the most important sites for nature in Africa’s Congo Basin and South America’s Tropical Andes. The funding will help… ...

Malawi Army soldier dies in Uganda

Jun 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier aged 42 who was on a peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has died at a hospital in Uganda. The soldier has been identified as Corporal Maxwell Nyirenda.… ...

Chakwera condoles family of Malawi Army soldier

May 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has spoken to the family of Lance Corporal Chitenji Kamanga to express condolence over the death of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier. This is according to a statement signed by Presidential… ...

Malawi Army soldier killed in DRC

May 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 28-year-old Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier has been killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after an MDF base was attacked by an armed group. The Army officer has been identified as Lance… ...

MDF soldiers write President Chakwera over peacekeeping allowances

Jul 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have written a letter to Malawi president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, demanding the government to pay them their outstanding peacekeeping allowances. According to the soldiers, the money was borrowed by the… ...

Congolese boy quarantined in Karonga after showing signs of Ebola

Nov 23, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An eight-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has shown signs of Ebola has been put under quarantine in Karonga. The boy together with his parents travelled to Malawi from DRC through Burundi… ...

APM promotes two Malawi army soldiers

Oct 03, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Peter Mutharika has promoted two Malawi military officers who went missing last year in the Democratic Republic of Congo but later managed to return to camp. The two are Corporal George Salimu and Lance… ...

Malawi says no travel restrictions after Ebola resurfaces

Jul 31, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

As Ebola has reportedly killed more than 1,700 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising a continental alarm, the Malawi government says there are no travel restrictions set in the wake of the… ...

Fire destroys voting machines in DRC

Dec 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire has destroyed over 7,000 voting machines in the Democratic Republic of Congo with 10 days to go before the presidential election. The fire incident occurred at an electoral commission warehouse in Kinshasa in the… ...

UN peacekeeping chief visits Malawi to honour soldiers killed in DRC

Dec 11, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrives in Malawi today to honor six Malawian soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month. According to a statement by the UN, Lacroix… ...