President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has appointed career diplomat Bertrand Khanyizira as Chargé d’Affaires at Malawi’s mission in Israel, taking over from David Bisnowaty, whose tenure in the role has now come to an end. Khanyizira, who previously served as Head of Chancery at the same mission, brings with him nearly two decades of diplomatic […]
Malawi’s government has been accused of breaching international health guidelines after unveiling plans to send 500 nurses to Israel under a controversial labour agreement — a move activists warn could deepen the country’s own critical healthcare shortage. The bombshell deal, struck on a government-to-government basis, has ignited fierce debate, with critics questioning the timing given […]
An opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) official has told the government to reverse its decision to have the country’s foreign mission in Jerusalem. Sheikh Imran Mtenje, who is DPP regional governor for East, said the government would be stalking Muslims in the country if it goes ahead to open an embassy in the disputed Jerusalem. […]
A delegation of five medical doctors from Israel is in the country to assess the National Cancer Centre where they will offer support and Monday met the Minister of Health and officials at Capital Hill. Deputy Ambassador of the State of Israel, Eyal David said the visit of medical doctors follows a meeting by Minister […]
If the coronavirus pandemic has provided any lesson, it is this; in a global, interconnected world, the welfare of people everywhere is vital to the well-being and safety of the entire world. Depriving any group of their basic rights – even those thousands of kilometres away – ultimately impacts everyone. As Palestine’s Special Envoy to […]
The Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbytery (CCAP) has added its voice for President Lazarus Chakwera to reverse his plans to open Malawi embassy in Jerusalem, a city contested for by Israel and Palestine. Blantyre Synod general secretary the Reverend Billy Gama said Malawi’s decision to open its mission in Jerusalem and not Tel Aviv is a […]
A security expert at Mzuzu University Eugenio Njoloma has said the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) have merit in their warning to President Lazarus Chakwera that his administration’s decision to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem puts the country at risk of deplorable consequences from some Arab countries. Nyasa Times reported on Tuesday that the Muslims body has […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has written President Lazarus Chakwera to protest his intention to establish a diplomatic mission with Israel in Jerusalem. MAM in a correspondence to the President through its chairperson Sheikh Idruss Muhammed seen by Nyasa Times has since asked the Chakwera administration to review the issue of opening the embassy in […]
Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka on Saturday returned from a visit in Israel stressing that nothing will change President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to establish a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem by the summer of 2021 despite that it violates a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution. Chakwera, 65, holds a PhD in theology and has long been […]
Israel has made a commitment to support Malawi’s efforts in developing its first specialised cancer centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka disclosed this Saturday on arrival in Lilongwe from Jerusalem, Israel where he went at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi. […]
Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka on official visit in Israel has met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he formally informed him about President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to open Malawi embassy in Jerusalem, the Jewish state’s capital city a move which has been described as a consequential foreign policy decision for the Tonse Alliance led administration. Netanyahu told […]
Palestinian president’s special envoy Hanan Jarrar arrived in Malawi on Wednesday to hand over a letter of protest from Mahmoud Abbas against President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to open an embassy in the disputed city of Jerusalem and has asked Lilongwe to immediately withdraw the decision. The Palestine envoy handed the protest letter to Chakwera, who […]
Israel has told Malawi to confront Iran for allegedly sponsoring terrorists who attack the Jewish state, according to the Times of Israel. Israel’s foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi said this on Tuesday in Israel when he held a joint press conference with his Malawian counterpart, Eisenhower Mkaka. Ashkenazi also requested Malawi to publicly outlaw the Tehran […]
Malawi is to become the first African country to open an embassy to Israel in disputed Jerusalem Malawi has had diplomatic ties with the Jewish state since 1964 but without opening an embassy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka is in Israel where he has formally informed the government there that Malawi is to become the first […]
President Lazarus Chakwera leaves the country this Wednesday for Harare, Zimbabwe for some talks with Zimbabwean leader Emmerson Mnangagwa as two leaders are turning to Israel for diplomatic support. The director for communication at State House pastor Sean Kampondeni announced on Monday at the weekly briefing in Lilongwe at Kamuzu Palace. Kampondeni said the President […]
Israel has committed to upscale bilateral relations with Malawi following the decision by President Lazarus Chakwera to establish a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. Malawi will be the first African country to establish a diplomatic office in Jerusalem against a background of an unresolved conflict between Israel and Palestine over east Jerusalem and many countries recognise […]
A group of concerned citizens which includes some Muslims are rejecting President Lazarus Chakwera’s announced plans to open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem, Israel. The ‘concerned citizens’ demand that if Malawi is to open diplomatic relationship with Israel, the move should be approved by Parliament and that the mission should be based in Tel Aviv […]
An Israeli company, SmartloT has been hired by the regime to instal a Virtual Private Network (VPN) at an IT office to be based as highly secured State residence in Lilongwe which will have capacity of monitoring calls and conversations of all mobile users in the country thereby interfering with Malawians privacy. Insiders at eGovernment […]