Month: July 2023 Posts

Chitipa residents protest against relocation of refugee camp

Jul 01, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Chitipa residents have protested against Malawi Government’s plan to relocate refugee camp from Dowa to the area of Traditional Authority Mwenechanya in Chitipa. According to a petition the residents of Wenya have delivered to Chitipa… ...

YAS says refugees not to blame for Malawi’s poor economy

Jun 24, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youth and Society has asked government to suspend the relocation exercise of refugees and asylum seekers, saying the refugees are not to blame for the country's poor economy. Government has relocated over 1900 refugees since… ...

NRB confiscates national IDs from refugees

Jun 23, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ministry of Homeland Security Principal Secretary responsible for National Registration Bureau (NRB), Mphatso Sambo, says NRB has confiscated nine national ID cards which were issued illegally to refugees. Sambo was speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday… ...

Government calls for support for refugees in Malawi

Jun 20, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng'oma has called on the local and international community to support the government to provide a conducive environment for refugees in the country. Ng'oma made the call on Monday… ...

Chakwera defends decision to flush out migrants

Jun 17, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his government's decision to flush out illegal immigrants, saying they rob the country's economy under the pretext of being refugees. Chakwera made the remarks when he hosted Malawi's Permanent Mission… ...

Malawi Govt apprehends four Rwandan ‘warlords’

Jun 13, 2023 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Malawi Government has revealed that authorities have apprehended four warlords who were wanted by the Rwandan Government to answer war crimes. The revelation was made by Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng'oma in Lilongwe… ...

Malawi arrests Rwandan ‘warlord’

Jun 12, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A Rwandan warlord who was reportedly hiding in Malawi has been caught, the Ministry of Homeland Security says. Spokesperson for the Ministry, Patrick Botha, has confirmed to the local media while declining to share identity… ...