Month: August 2021 Posts

Mkaka takes over Chairmanship of SADC Council of Ministers

Aug 13, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation, Eisenhower Mkaka, has today taken over the Chairmanship of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers. Mkaka has taken over the role from Hon. Veronica Nataniel… ...

Questions raised over US$76,500 sent to Malawi Embassy in Brazil

Jul 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A payment of about US$76,5000 sent by Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to the Malawi Mission in Brazil has raised concerns about  money laundering and forex externalization. On 4 June this year, the Ministry of… ...

Chakwera appoints new ambassadors

Jun 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed new heads of mission to six countries, including South Africa where Malawi’s diplomats have been expelled over illegal alcohol trade. The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament has confirmed the six… ...

Malawi regrets conduct of diplomats

Jun 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malawi says it regrets the conduct of Malawian diplomats who have been given 72 hours to leave South Africa over illegal alcohol trade . In a statement this evening,… ...

Mkaka to sue whistleblower over K0.3 billion

Apr 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...ndiri ndi matewe - Mkaka Malawi Foreign Affairs Minister Mkaka has threatened to sue a US based Malawian who shared a post that alleged the minister had pocketed about K0.3 billion in bribes from a… ...

Mkaka meets Somaliland’s president Bihi

Dec 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka over the weekend held talks with Somaliland President Muse Bihi. The two met at the Somaliland presidency in Hargeisa on Saturday. Mkaka during the visit was accompanied by… ...

Foreign Affairs Ministry rejects claims that Malawi will send troops to Mozambique

Dec 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected claims that President Lazarus Chakwera will send Malawi troops to Mozambique to fight Islamists insurgents. The Islamists insurgents have suppressed Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique and there were… ...

Saudi Arabia’s African Affairs Minister in Malawi to meet Chakwera

Nov 20, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for African Countries Affairs Ahmed Abdul Aziz Kattan,is in Malawi where he will meet President Lazarus Chakwera as the two countries look to strengthen diplomatic relations. The Saudi Arabia African… ...

Malawi takes South Africa to task for improper treatment of Chakwera

Nov 16, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has faulted South Africa for failing to admit that President Lazarus Chakwera was improperly treated and that his delegation  was subjected to unreasonable security checks before departure in South Africa on Friday. The Ministry… ...

Malawi was paying less attention to its neighbours – Mkaka

Sep 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka says Malawi was paying less attention to its neighbours over the past years and  President Lazarus Chakwera is trying to mend the relations. Mkaka was speaking ahead of Chakwera’s… ...

Evacuated Malawians start returning to South Africa

Sep 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawians who were evacuated to Malawi earlier this year after being stranded in South Africa have started returning to the rainbow nation using uncharted routes. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs… ...

Malawian Diplomats are not in other countries for holiday – Chilima   

Jul 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says diplomat must be capable people to link Malawi to the world since they are not sent to other countries for holiday or for solely welcoming government officials at airports. Chilima… ...

Minister Mkaka tells civil servants to embrace Tonse Govt pillars

Jul 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka has told civil servants to embrace five pillars of the Tonse Government which is led by President Lazarus Chakwera. Mkaka last week met nine departmental heads and senior officers… ...

Govt launches new Malawi Foreign Policy

Feb 20, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

The Ministry of Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday launched a new Malawi Foreign Policy aimed at advancing Malawi’s national interests and responding to emerging issues globally. During the event at Bingu International Convention Centre… ...

Malawian ambassador living in K10 million a month house

Aug 06, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 26 &

Government has for the past two years been paying 10 million a month as rent for the house of Malawi’s Ambassador to Kenya. This is the case even though Malawi already has a house Nairobi… ...