We, representatives of national civil society organizations, undersigned, having met today the 9th of June 2012 in Lilongwe on the recent developments as given in the national address by the Vice President, Rt. Hon. Khumbo Kachali that Malawi has withdrawn from hosting the 19th Summit of the African Union, observe as follows:- • Informed that […]
Malawi’s opposition in parliament has accused the ‘haste decision’ by the President Joyce Banda’s administration last week to cancel the African Union (AU) summit after it refused to welcome Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a war crimes suspect. The summit’s scheduled July 9-16 has now been moved to Ethiopia, according to the chairman of the AU’s permanent […]
Malawi Government has announced that it will not go ahead to host the African Union Summit which was scheduled to take place next month in Lilongwe. The development comes barely 24 hours after the Sudanese Government wrote the African Union Commission to move the summit from Malawi to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Malawi’s Vice President […]
In a desperate move seen by many as typical tit for tat affair, the Sudanese foreign ministry has urged the African Union (AU) to move the July summit from Malawi to its Addis Ababa secretariat after Malawian President Joyce Banda said Sudan’s leader Omar al-Bashir was not welcome to attend. Sudan’s foreign ministry said the […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has assured British government that Malawi’s security apparatus will waste no time in arresting Africa’s most wanted Sudanese leader Omar Al Bashir if he dares to touch down on Malawi soil for the African Union (AU) summit slated for July next month President Banda issued the stern warning when he met […]
The African Union has “no reason” to bar Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from the pan-African grouping’s summit in Malawi in July, a minister said on Monday. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. “The chairman of the African […]
South African government has managed to secure support from southern and east African countries to vote in favour of its candidate who is eying the top post of African Union (AU) commission chairperson, a senior cabinet official has said. South Africa’s international relations minister Maite-Nkoana Mashabane told SABC’s morning live host Vuyo in an interview […]
Politicians and a University of Malawi analyst have told President Joyce Banda to be forthright with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and tell him in the face that he is not a welcome visitor to Malawi, if the country is to avoid another backlash with the international community and its donors. It seems the cost of […]
Youth Association for Democracy (Yadema) has petitioned Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mutharika urging government not to allow Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir to set his foot in the country again next July to attend the African Union (AU) summit. Malawi is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which charged Bashir on ten counts of […]
Malawi government has put up a “substantial case” to the AU inspection team justifying how the country is prepared to host the summit, according to Minister of Transport Mohammed Sidik Mia, who is chairing the committee working on the summit preparations. The AU pre-summit inspection team which visited the country recently to inspect its facilities […]
The offer by Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika to host the next African Union has attracted both negative and positive comments from a wide spectrum of the public both internationally and locally. It is important, according to consensus within Malawi, to take an analytical view of the situation instead of just praising or opposing the […]
The Capital Radio’s Sunday Round-Table Discussion was all fireworks when the opposition People’s Party (PP), and the United Democratic Front (UDF) took to task Information and Civic Education Minister, Patricia Kaliati, to explain what were the benefits that would accrue to Malawi if the country hosted the African Union (AU) Summit in July this year. […]
The State Vice President Joyce Banda has written President Bingu wa Mutharika to formally express her reservations over Malawi’s commitment to host an African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in July this year. Speaking to journalists at her official Mudi Residence in the commercial capital, Blantyre on Friday, Banda said it was her […]
Malawi government spokesperson Patricia Kaliati has dimissed calls by Vice President Joyce Banda asking President Bingu wa Muthatika to tell African Union (AU) that the country cannot host the summit scheduled for June due to economic turmoil. Kaliati,who is Minister of Information and Civic Education, said the call by the Vice President was inappropriate, saying […]
Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda has asked Pressident Bingu wa Mutharika to eat a humble pie and inform the African Union that the country which is facing economic challenges cannot afford to host the summit of Heads of State and Government scheduled in June. Banda said the resources which would be used for the summit […]
Malawi will in June host an African Union (AU) summit which will hold a run-off vote to choose a new chairman for the AU’s influential executive Commission. The first election of the post ended in deadlock Monday between South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who sought to unseat outgoing chairman Jean Ping from Gabon. […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon — in an unusually outspoken declaration Sunday — told leaders at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, who included Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika, that they must respect gay rights. Homosexuality is controversial in many African states including Malawi where is is criminalised. The UN Secretary General accused many […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is expected to leave the country for Ethiopia on Friday for the 18th African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government Summit at which all African leaders except from Madagascar will participate in the proceedings of the highest continental organ. Nyasa Timeshas also learnt that government has ordered […]