President Lazarus Chakwera has urged African countries to forge a unity of purpose and co-operate in the fight against climate change vices. The Malawi leader, addressing a heads of state and government summit on the African Union Peace and Security Council, appealed to all countries in the continent to stand together in promoting climate change […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka, says experts at the African Union (AU) are expected to engage member governments and Covid-19 manufacturers to see how best African countries can be provided with effective vaccines that adjust due to the new coronavirus variants that have emerged in South Africa. The emergence of mutated versions of the […]
Malawi supports the proposal to extend the mandate of African Union (AU) programme of ‘Silencing the Guns’ and roadmap beyond 2020. Presiden Lazarus Chakwera made Malawi’s position on Sunday during Virtual 14th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on Silencing Guns. He said the extension was for the period of 10 […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers a huge opportunity to promoting trading among African Union (AU) member states. He said this in Lilongwe at the end of the 13th Extraordinary Session of African continental Trade for African Union (AU) Head of State and Governments conducting virtually. Chakwera said the […]
South African President Cyril Rampahosa, who is also chairperson of the Africa Union (AU), has conveyed his congratulatory message to Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on his election as the 6th President of the Republic of Malawi. President Ramaphosa has further commended and congratulated the people of Malawi for conducting peaceful elections which have served to deepen […]
The African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland have called on all parties in Maalawi to ensure peaceful and credible elections as the country holds historic fresh presidential elections on Tuesday June 23 2020. In a statement, Commonwealth Secretary-General said all electoral and political stakeholders in Malawi should play their part in contributing […]
The African Union (AU) has been asked by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to intervene in rapidly deteriorating political, human rights and security situation in Malawi. HRDC has made the request in a a letter addressed to AU Assembly Chairperson and South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, saying expressing iyts deep concerns in what they call […]
Government has angrily reacted to a statement from the African Union Southern Africa regional office (AU-Saro) who condemned the police for using excessive force to crack down on Malawi Congress Party (MCP) cadres’ protests. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says the police has continued to exercise maximum restraint in discharging its duties. “The […]
African Union (AU) has commended youth in the country for standing up for their rights by presenting a manifesto that is addressing issues that affect them. Speaking in Lilongwe recently AU Regional Delegate for Southern Africa Dr Ngomo August said the country’s youth are leading the way in expressing themselves by presenting a document that […]
While the Women Lawyers Association (WLA) has been blaming President Peter Mutharika for what it termed “gross disregard” of the Gender Equality Act, African Union (AU) has awarded the country for being among the best top 12 performers in efforts to bridge gender equality gap and promote women empowerment on the continent. The Women Lawyers […]
Malawi government has said ours is not a ‘shithole’ country, rejecting United States (US) President Donald Trump’s remarks calling African nations, Haiti and El Salvador ‘shitholes’. Government spokesperson, who is also minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas Dausi, while he was coy to rebuke Trump, said Malawi is not a ‘shithole’ country and Africa is not a shithole […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has cancelled his official trip to attend the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. Cancellation of the President’s trip was a result of the austerity measures as government wants to […]
The African Union (AU) says it will continue helping its member States, including Malawi to better manage, plan and respond to natural disasters in a timely and more efficient manner. AU African Risk Capacity director of policy and technical services Ekhosuehi Iyahen said this on Friday during a sensitisation meeting on disaster management and response […]
The Malawi government has fully committed itself into implementing the African Union’s development “Agenda 2063” as one way of realizing inclusive growth and sustainable development in the country. Agenda 2063 is a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. It builds on, and seeks to accelerate the implementation […]
The African Union (AU) has emphasized that Malawi must focus on discipline on systematic arrangement to help domesticate the charters signed by government. AU Regional delegate for Southern Africa Development Countries (SADC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Auguste Ngomo, said this at a meeting held with the Committee of National Parliament […]
Malawi government is opposing the departure of African countries from the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it will not join the mass withdrawal of African countries who are pulling out from the world body designed to prosecute those who commit the gravest atrocities. The Hague-based ICC, launched at the turn of the century as an ambitious […]
Ministers of Gender and Women Affairs of the African Union are meeting in Addis Ababa to strategize on gender programmes to present to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government which meets in the same Ethiopia capital next week. The Gender Pre-summit of Ministers is being chaired by Malawi’s Gender Minister Honourable Dr Jean Kalilani […]
Malawi government has been advised not to break ties with the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying the country should maintain recognising its jurisdiction. A proposal by Kenya pushing for a pullout from the ICC has been backed by African leaders, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African Union chairman […]