Protesting against the Malawi administration of President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Malawi Govt Becomes a One-Man Show
The start of a UN-brokered dialogue last week between President Bingu wa Mutharika and his extra-parliamentary opposition has done little to ease the difficulties facing the ailing and increasingly inflexible 77-year-old president.-
Malawi: Government Becomes a One-Man Show
IPS, 2 September 2011
For the last two weeks, Malawi's president has been running the country's 22 ministries on his own after firing his entire cabinet. Read more »
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Malawi: A Very Reverend Dialogue Begins
SAR, 3 September 2011
The start of a UN-brokered dialogue last week between President Bingu wa Mutharika and his extra-parliamentary opposition has done little to ease the difficulties facing the… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawian President Declares 'War' on Critics
RNW Africa, 26 August 2011
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika said Thursday he had declared "war" on his critics, who are planning a vigil on September 21 to protest his government's policies. Read more »
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Malawi: Nation Set for Fresh Anti-Government Protests
AI London, 16 August 2011
Malawians participating in nationwide protests planned for 17 August risk being killed or injured unless the authorities halt the use of live ammunition against anti-government… Read more »
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Malawi: Nation's Uprising - Democracy, Debate and Leadership
Fahamu, 28 July 2011
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 »
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Malawi: Analysing the Repression of the Protests
ISS, 26 July 2011
Report of a discussion on Malawi: Special guests John Kapito, chair of the Malawi Human Rights Council and Michael Jana, former lecturer at the University of Malawi and PhD… Read more »
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Malawi: Mutharika Bans Four Radio Stations
SAR, 21 July 2011
This week's bloody suppression by President Bingu wa Mutharika's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of protests in Malawi's major cities was inevitable after months of… Read more »
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Malawi: Challenging Power & Corruption
AfricaFocus, 30 July 2011
"The protests and riots of July 20 are fundamentally about governance and development, the enduring desire among Malawians for the establishment of a sustainable democratic… Read more »
This ruling party truck was set alight during a demonstrations against the government in July.
InFocus
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Eight victims of the July 20 demonstrations in Malawi were buried as Human Rights Watch called for the killings to be investigated. Read more »
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The dissolution of the entire 42-member Cabinet by President Bingu wa Mutharika on 20 August 2011, with the president taking over all ministerial duties until further notice, has ... Read more »
