Germany doubles aid to Malawi from 30m euro to 64m euro
Germany has doubled its aid to Malawi from 30 million euro to 64 million euro for the next two years following a bilateral development cooperation agreement signed here.
Head of German Development in Southern Africa Ingolf Detriech said that his country decided to increase its aid to Malawi in recognition of the country’s discipline in fiscal management for the past few years.
“Malawi has made tremendous strides in improving its economic, food production and democratic governance compared to other countries, and this has made our government to place more trust in the government,” he said.
He added that there was progress made in poverty levels which has been reduced from 52 percent to 40 percent currently.
Secretary (Director General) to the Treasury, Joseph Mwanamvekha (pictured), said the aid had come at the right time to enable government to implement some of its programmes in the economy, food security and democracy.
“Part of the two-year aid from Germany will be used to provide relief to the forex shortage which our country is currently experiencing,” he said.–APA
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Thats good news to hear. Ndiye muperekenso loan ku Zimbabwe, paja ndalama mukaziwona kuchuluka mumathamanga magazi.
Tamamvetsani kuti sanapereke loan ku Zimbabwe koma costs incurred when supplying maize to the country.Kodi umbuli bwanji inu?You are an empty tin aah? No wonder you are making that continued stupid nosense.
talk about the finance minister as well. praise him. akanakhala goodall eti?
The only people who are excited about this “aid” are the political elite and their cohorts. They are now busy scrambling to line their pockets with no regard to the millions of poverty stricken Malawians who only “hears” about the aid from the radio and excited politicians.
No matter how much aid these rich countries are giving us or wasting on us, our greedy politicians have never come up with a working formulae to make real tangible impact on millions of the poverty stricken Malawians.
These greedy and heartless politicians’ priorities are based on self aggrandizement….to travel in expensive Hammers, Mercs, Marcopolos and private presidential jets and live in ultra- luxuries!!
Poverty, hunger(anger?), 90 percent illiteracy, forex shortage, water shortage, skewed educational system, electricity black outs on daily basis…these are issues which don’t affect or bother them…..they just “hear” about them?????
So as much as one wants to appreciate the “aid” from Germany, the bottom line is that such kind of aid has never translated into real benefit to millions of Malawians…..its for the few greedy elite in our society. Millions of Malawians still live in pathetic poverty, 45 years after our pseudo-independence…its a terrible shame/sin that even The All Mighty God will find it hard to comprehend and forgive!!
Ndugu Ackim’e comment is 100% right. It is a very very sad reflection on 21st century democracies that ordinary Germans have no idea how their taxes are being wasted on useless aid and that ordinary Malawians may expect little benefit from it.If that 64m euros were to be shared equally by all Malawians then each would get 1,000 kwacha. It will however disappear into Mwanamvekha’s department and into the German embassy. The usual people will reap all the benefits and the usual people will get nothing. When will people wake up?
Peanuts. Malawi gives Zimbabwe US$100 million. Gernamy gives Malawi 64 million. No need.
OSAUKISITSA AKUGULA FETEREZA PA MTENGO WA k500, NDIYE IMPACT YAKE YITI IMENE MUKUFUNA? ANTHU INU MZIYAMIKA. DECEMBER YUNO, KOMA PALIBE KULIMBIRANA MADEYA KU ADMARC.
Is better not to tell us about some AID simple because we will just ready the message after that the fund will play in some political pocket leaving the beneficial with only less than aDollar may be lets try this Govern and see but never!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Germany Government, may God bless you richly.
Tsono anaodziwa kusolola zisololeni, remember one day you shall account this aid before the creator of heaven & earth.