Fahamu (Oxford)
Website: http://www.pambazuka.org/en/
December 3
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Malawi: Youth Overcome Adversity to Excel
Rarely are positive stories of Africa represented in the Western media about African people. Steve Sharra shares some inspiring examples of young Malawians that should inspire... Read more »
November 18
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Malawi: Malawi - Illusions of Elite Entitlement [analysis]
At the heart of the quota system debate is the incredibly small number of students who are admitted to Malawi's public universities. Malawi ranks bottom in the university-age... Read more »
June 15
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Malawi: Malawian Sex Workers Fight Forced HIV Testing [analysis]
Forced HIV testing of sex workers violates their rights to privacy and dignity, can lead to stigma, discrimination and violence, and produces bad public health outcomes. Read more »
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Africa: Malawi - Right Decisions, Wrong Reasons? [analysis]
President Banda's recent decisions seem honourable and pragmatic. But we should be concerned in the way Western aid is being used to keep Malawi under donor colonization. Read more »
May 11
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Malawi: Reclaiming the Nation - Solidarity in Times of Peril [analysis]
Various forms of solidarity have been seen in Malawi recently. But effective solidarity can only be achieved when the elites shed their tendency to alienate those groups they see... Read more »
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Malawi: Bingu's Legacy and the Political Future of Malawi [analysis]
The late President Mutharika was hailed at home and abroad. But after the 2009 landslide re-election victory, his quest to engineer the election of his brother to succeed him in... Read more »
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Malawi: The Cabalization of the Republic of Malawi [opinion]
Although the Malawian constitution is clear about succession in the event of the death or incapacitation of the president, a cabal close to the late President Mutharika wanted to... Read more »
April 24
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Malawi: Banda Starts Tough Amidst Crucial Challenges [analysis]
It remains to be seen whether the new president will be careful in her efforts to mend bridges with the West in order not to be seen as an unconditional supporter of the West. Read more »
October 14, 2011
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Malawi: Beyond Country's Academic Freedom Debate [opinion]
Amidst an eight month battle over academic freedom in Malawi, Steve Sharra asks whether the roots of the crisis might lie much deeper, in the very nature of the Malawian public... Read more »
September 23, 2011
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Africa: Malawi - Umunthu, Education and a Global Paradox [opinion]
Plans for Malawian civil society protests on 21 September plunged the country into a state of anxiety on International Day of Peace, writes Steve Sharra. But with conflicts... Read more »
July 29, 2011
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Malawi: Nation's Uprising - Democracy, Debate and Leadership [analysis]
Following a day of protest on 20 July and a violent government crackdown that left 20 dead, Steve Sharra reflects on the lack of debate in Malawi. Read more »
May 6, 2011
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Africa: Malawi Democracy in a Test Tube
How healthy is Malawi's leader for democracy in that country? Akwete Sande analyses the political situation in Malawi. Read more »
December 14, 2010
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Malawi: Youth, Leadership And Nonviolence
Fearful of a return to the days when 'party youths went wild beating up opposition politicians with impunity', Steve Sharra asks what can be done to 'tame' and 'redirect'... Read more »
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