State of the Union national Coordinator Edward Chileka Banda has called upon Malawi Government to sign the outstanding African Union charters and protocols so that the country should fully benefit from the charters. “Let me commend the Malawi Government for performing well at levels of signing and ratification since out of 14 AU instruments assessed, […]
he recent attempt of coup in Burkina Faso by the Presidential Guards has brought a lot of challenge for the Africa and the African Union.The AU must definitely be wondering whether there will be ways to stop coups in Africa.The bigger question is how can Africa put a stop at any anti-democratic seizure of power […]
The African Union (AU) has launched negotiations on the continental Free Trade Area in efforts to enhance economic activities on the continent. President Prof Peter Mutharika said this Tuesday upon his arrival at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe from a trade summit in Egypt and the 25th AU Summit in South Africa. He said […]
President Peter arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday for the 25th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union (AU) due to open at the Sandton International Conference Centre this Sunday. President Mutharika who is coming straight from Egypt where he joined fellow leaders from Southern and Eastern Africa to launch […]
Malawi government has reiterated its commitment to the Rome Statute of International Criminal Justice (ICC) by stating that it will not take heed of calls from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to withdraw from ICC ahead of the 25th African Union Summit, which will take place in South African from June 7 to 15. The Minister […]
President Peter Mutharika has said his government will not allow women to be victimized in any way as far as he is President of Malawi, observing that some men still keep torturing women a thing he described as old fashioned and barbaric. The Malawi leader said this Friday January 30 when he delivered his maiden speech in […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika met new President of neighbouring Zambia, Edgar Lungu in Addis Abbaba on Thursday during the African Union Heads of State Summit. Lungu was inaugurated last week after being elected as Zambia’s sixth Head of State. The Malawi leader did not attend the inauguration in Lusaka. The Zambian leader and Malawi’s President […]
Former Malawian President Joyce Banda is to lead the African Union election observer team for Botswana’s general elections, an AU official confirmed to Nyasa Times. The former president’s public relations office and State House officials also confirmed that Banda will be in Botswana and she formally notified President Peter Mutharika on her observer mission. Mutharika, […]
Politics of vengeance is what is dragging us behind. One of the reasons why African leaders cling to power is because they do not have an ‘after life’. Once they leave office – either courtesy of retirement or after losing an election – they are not only forgotten but are derided, oftentimes dragged through courts […]
World super powers the United States and the European Union are said to be pressurizing African countries to reverse the decision adopted by their trade ministers to implement the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation agreement.According to Inter Press Service (IPS) Service, at last week’s summit of the African Union leaders in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Chaponda is leading a Malawi’s delegation to the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea days after President Peter Mutharika opted out of trip meeting as a cost-cutting measure. The State House last week announced that Mutharika cancelled his maiden trip to the AU Summit […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has cancelled his trip to Equatorial Guinea where he was expected to attend the 23rd ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, as a cost-cutting measure. A brief statement from the State House Press Office says the decision has been made to save money due to the current financial situation […]
President Joyce Banda on Tuesday left Ethiopia after attending the 21 session of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is now heading to Tokyo, Japan where she is expected to attend the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD.) The African Summit coincided with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Organization of African […]
African Heads of State and Government meeting in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa have elected Malawi President Joyce Banda to the champion of HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis in the SADC region. The announcement was made during the AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) session at the African Union Headquarters. Accepting the position President Banda commended her fellow […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda, on Saturday the 25th of May, called for more protection of the girl-child and mothers on the African continent. President Banda was speaking during the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. President Banda, who received a very big round of applause after being introduced by […]
In 1963, expounding his vision regarding the Organisation of African Unity Kwame Nkrumah declared, “Independence is only the prelude to a new and more involved struggle for the right to conduct our own economic and social affairs; to construct our society according to our aspirations, unhampered by crushing and humiliating neo-colonial controls and interference.” Warning […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the evening of Friday the 24th May 2013 through Boli International Airport at exactly 20:30 where she was welcomed Ethiopian Government Ministers. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mganda Chiume led the Malawi team in welcoming the President. Other officials included Malawis Ambassador to Ethiopia […]
President Joyce Banda on Friday left for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) Summit from May 26 to 27, 2013. Briefing journalists on departure at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital, Lilongwe, the President said poverty reduction remains high on her agenda and that she goes to […]