Lake Malawi dispute Archives

Chakwera says previous administrations made blunders on Lake Malawi wrangle

Oct 12, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says previous administrations in Malawi made blunders in handling of the Lake Malawi wrangle but Tanzania now is confident it can reach a resolution with the current administration. Speaking at a press… ...

Tanzania dares Malawi with MV Mbeya II

Sep 18, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Tanzania over the weekend introduced a ferry, MV Mbeya II, on Lake Malawi at Itunga Port in Kyela. A video shared on social media shows the ferry being lowered into the lake with onlookers cheering… ...

Magufuli to visit Malawi: Lake saga on the agenda

Apr 19, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli will visit Malawi next week with the Lake Malawi wrangle high on the agenda. According to the Malawi Ministry Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Magufuli will arrive in Malawi on… ...

Times lied – says government

Sep 03, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The bad blood between the DPP government and Times Group Limited seems to have no end in sight. Just days after the Daily Times reported that documents on the Lake Malawi wrangle have gone missing,… ...

Documents on Lake Malawi wrangle missing

Sep 01, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Documents related to the Lake Malawi dispute are missing, government has confirmed. According to principal secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation , the ministry is failing to find supporting documents for… ...

Malawi, Tanzania mediation talks hailed

Jul 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 41 &

One of the country's political commentators has hailed the resumption of mediation talks between Malawi and Tanzania over the longstanding Lake Malawi dispute saying it is a huge step towards resolving the dispute. Malawi government… ...

Mutharika and Magufuli to meet over Lake row

Jul 14, 2017 Luke Bisani 209 &

Malawi's lake wrangle with neighbouring country Tanzania will not end soon as the High Level Mediation Team on the issue has proposed that heads of the two countries are to give guidance on the resolutions… ...

Govt. not giving up on Lake Malawi row

Jul 10, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 93 &

The government of Malawi has yet again made it clear no part of Lake Malawi will be shared with any nation, as the wrangle over the water body rages on. This comes as government has… ...

Malawi advised against taking Lake Malawi wrangle to ICJ

May 25, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

A political commentator, has advised the Malawi government to continue negotiating with neighbouring Tanzania on the Lake Malawi dispute before going to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Malawi government earlier announced its plans to… ...

Mutharika dares Magufuli: The whole Lake belongs to Malawi

Mar 23, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

President Peter Mutharika has said Malawi owns the whole of Lake Malawi putting questions of his silence on the lake ownership saga to rest. Mutharika was very noisy while campaigning prior to the 2014 presidential… ...

Kanyongolo advises Mutharika on lake dispute

Sep 19, 2016 John Paul Kayuni 225 &

As the fight over Lake Malawi between Lilongwe and Dar es Salaam rages on, one of the country's law experts Edge Kanyongolo has advised Malawian authorities to stay put and not to be moved by… ...

Tanzania angers Malawi over new map

Sep 07, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 11 &

Malawi government has reacted with anger to Tanzania’s move to promote a new map which includes a disputed portion of Lake Malawi as part of the East African country’s territory. According to a circular from… ...