Parliament on Monday passed a bill authorising government to obtain a grant of US$ 104 million (about K74.05 billion) for the Malawi Drought Recovery and Resilient Project. The bill authorises government to enter into agreement with the International Development Association of the World Bank for a multi-billion grant geared towards enhancing resilient systems in Malawi. […]
Malawi government will get a US$ 8.1 million (about K6 billion) payout to support its response to the drought which resulted from the poor 2015/16 agricultural season African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd). The payout will be released to Malawi as soon as the government’s plan on how the payout will be used […]
Drought insurance officials will be jetting in the country next week to discuss with the Malawi government why they are refusing to pay drought insurance cover despite harsh weather last year, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has said. Gondwe was speaking in parliament on Wednesday after the back benchers queried the […]
United States of America has become the first country to pledge relief food to Malawi a day after President Peter Mutharika declared a state of national disaster. US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer said on Wednesday her country will make available K38.5 billion for the relief food. However she demanded transparency and accountability from the […]
Malawi should start receiving food aid and other relief items after five powerful international NGOs backed President Peter Mutharika’s decision to declare a state of national disaster following persist food shortages in many pockets of the country. Oxfam, Concern Universal, Concern Worldwide, Save the children and Goal Malawi say in a statement Mutharika’s declaration is […]