May 18

• Bumpy Road to Economic Recovery

  IRIN

  A sizeable devaluation of Malawi's currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases in the price of basic goods and... Read more »

• Hopes to Heal Economy Through Devaluation

  IPS

  As Malawi's poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that... Read more »

May 15

• GBCHealth Conference Introduces MDG Health Alliance [press release]

  GBCHealth

  The MDG Health Alliance, an innovative new private sector organization created and led by eminent business leaders to tackle urgent global health problems, was introduced today in... Read more »

• Malawi Wants to Make Greater Use of Beira Port

  AIM

  Beira (Mozambique), 15 May (AIM) - Malawian President Joyce Banda said on Sunday that her government will use to the full the facilities offered by the central Mozambican port of... Read more »

May 14

• Malawi Resumes Interest in Buying Cahora Bassa Power

  AIM

  The Mozambican and Malawian governments signed on Saturday in Maputo two memoranda of understanding, aimed at encouraging cooperation in the area of energy, and of political and... Read more »

• Former Malawian President to Lead Elections Observers [press release]

  Commonwealth

  Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma announced on 14 May 2012 that former Malawian President Dr Bakili Muluzi will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group to the Lesotho... Read more »

• New Malawi President Hopes for Improved Relations

  AIM

  Malawian President Joyce Banda said in Maputo on Saturday that she hopes her state visit to Mozambique will improve relations between the two countries. Read more »

• Malawi Wants Good Relations With the Country

  AIM

  Malawian Foreign Minister Ephraim Chiume declared in Maputo on Friday that his government is committed to improving relations of cooperation and good neighbourliness with... Read more »

• Guebuza Calls for Strengthened Ties With Malawi

  AIM

  Mozambican President Armando Guebuza stressed on Saturday night that the relations between Mozambique and Malawi should be "structured by an undertaking to make good... Read more »

May 11

• The Cabalization of the Republic of Malawi [opinion]

  Fahamu

  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 »

• Bingu's Legacy and the Political Future of Malawi [analysis]

  Fahamu

  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 »

• U.S. Peace Corps Building Girls' Dorm

  State Department

  Peace Corps volunteer Erica Ward of Asheville, North Carolina, is working with her community in Malawi to construct a girls' dormitory for the local boarding school. The new... Read more »

• Joyce Banda to Visit Nation

  AIM

  The new President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, is to make an official visit to Mozambique from Saturday to Monday, at the invitation of her Mozambican counterpart, Armando Guebuza. Read more »

• Reclaiming the Nation - Solidarity in Times of Peril [analysis]

  Fahamu

  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 »

May 10

• Dream Fades for Inland Port Project [analysis]

  IRIN

  Visitors arriving in Nsanje, the sleepy capital of Malawi's southernmost district, are greeted by a large yellowing billboard announcing: "The dream becomes reality. Nsanje Port... Read more »

• Taifa Queens Tumble Against Clinical Malawi

  Daily News

  THE first quarter tumble cost the national netball team, Taifa Queens's bid to record a victory against the Africa top ranking side Malawi Queens at the ongoing Africa Senior... Read more »

May 9

• Continent's Two Female Presidents Join Forces for Women

  IPS

  The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions to improve... Read more »

• New President, New Broom - Country is About Turn for the Better [analysis]

  iMaverick

  It hasn't taken long for new President Joyce Banda to put her stamp on Malawi. In just over a month, she's upset the African consensus on arresting Sudan's President Bashir,... Read more »

• Gabon Refs to Handle Game With Malawi

  The Star

  Gabonese match officials will take charge of the Harambee Stars versus Malawi Fifa 2014 World Cup qualifying, match next month. Castane Otogo will abe the centre referee, Theophile... Read more »

May 8

• President Banda Fires Ex-First Lady As Government Shake-Up Continues [analysis]

  ISS

  President Joyce Banda fired Malawi's former first lady, Callista Mutharika, from her position as the coordinator for the Safe Motherhood Initiative, in which she earned $7 500 a... Read more »

May 7

• Malawi President Asks to Ban Bashir From Summit

  Radio Dabanga

  On Friday Malawi president Joyce Banda said that she asked the African Union to stop Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges... Read more »

May 5

• Malawian President Requests AU to Bar Bashir from Summit

  Sudan Tribune

  President Joyce Banda of Malawi announced on Friday that Sudan's president, Omer Al-Bashir, is not welcome to attend an African Union (AU) summit in her country, citing "economic... Read more »

May 4

• President Joyce Banda Eager to Build Bridges With Western Donors [opinion]

  Guardian

  Resumption of diplomatic ties with Britain signals progress in quest to distance new regime from that of late predecessor Read more »

May 2

• Low Female Representation in New Cabinet Irks NGO

  The Herald

  Malawi's NGO Gender Co-ordination Network on Monday expressed concern over low female representation in President Joyce Banda's cabinet released last Thursday in which out of 30... Read more »

• The Era of Women

  Informer

  President Joyce Banda of Malawi, Africa's second female Head of State visited Liberia over the weekend and used the occasion to speak about her difficult journey to the presidency. Read more »