Government has disclosed that four Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers part of UN peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) supporting an offensive by local forces against an Islamist group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), are missing while six brave heroes who were killed have been buried in their respective homes. Deputy Ministerof Defence Amos […]
President Peter Mutharika has said Malawi Defence Force (MDF) troops will continue fighting for peace in the world despite losing six soldiers who were part of UN peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) supporting an offensive by local forces against an Islamist group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Mutharika, who is also Commander-In-Chief of […]
Remains of six Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers killed in a rebel ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they were part of a United Nations Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) peacekeeping mission are expected to be repatriated home on Wednesday. The soldiers were killed in DRC’s mineral-rich east, where rival militia groups control […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika said on Friday he was shocked about the loss of six Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while in the course of duty on November 14 2018. The soldiers were participating in a peacekeeping operation in the conflict-torn eastern region of the country. Mutharika, who […]
Two more Malawian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been killed, as the death toll reached six, with other nursing life threatening injuries, the Malawi Defence Force said on Friday. MDF public information officer Paul Chiphwanya said apart from the four that were announced on Thursday to have been killed, two more were […]
Four Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have been killed while 10 others were injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they were part of a United Nations Force Intervention Brigade peacekeeping mission. The soldiers killed are Steven Kambalame (38) from Malawi Armed Forces College (Mafco) in Salima, Chauncy Chitete (29) and Benjamin Nsongela […]
Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers through the Marine Department at Chilumba Barracks on Wednesday evening rescued a fisherman whose canoe capsized after Mwera wind on Lake Malawi. Northern Region police assistant spokesman Maurice Chapola identified the victim as 42 year old man William Kasambala of Gumbo village in the area of Traditional Authority Wasambo in […]
At least 440 Malawian ex-servicemen are among the 7000 Commonwealth war veterans who, from this year, will start receiving regular cash transfers to prevent them from going hungry under the new Department for International Development (DFID). The programme, worth £11.8 million, extends to their widows and widowers in more than 30 countries. Making the announcement during the Remembrance Day centenary […]
There are names never to be forgotten. President Peter Mutharika on Friday led the nation in a ceremony held in memory of the 22 Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers who died in a tragic road accident on November 2, 2017 at Mapanjira in Mzimba District. The President, dressed in black and with a bright red […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers continue guarding Namizimu Forest reserve in Makanjira, Mangochi after all illegal miners were either chased away or arrested for unlawful mining of prescious stones. MDF spokesperson Paul Chiphwanya took a group of journalists to the forest, weeks after peace returned after the arrest of 133 illegal miners in a violent […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) have swept 118 illegal miners from Namizimu Forest Reserve in Mangochi during an operation they conducted at the dawn of Wednesday, both police and MDF confirmed Thursday. The operation came barely a week after chiefs, Mangochi residents and civil society organizations conducted demonstrations on Wednesday, October 10, in protest to illegal […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has said they will require people recruited for military training to undergo mandatory HIV testing contrary to the HIV and Aids (Prevention and Management) law, saying they want an exception to avoid compromising security of the nation. The HIV and Aids (Prevention and Management) Bill was developed by the Malawi Law […]
Home Affairs and Internal Security minister, Cecilia Chazama, says the Malawi government is overly grateful to the support the Chinese government is rendering to the southern African nation since the establishment of bilateral relations over a decade ago. Chazama made the sentiments in the capital Lilongwe during the 91 anniversary of armed forces day of […]
Malawi Police in Dedza have arrested a 21 year old man identified as Pemphero Kankhuni for impersonating a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier. According to Dedza Police Deputy Public Relations Officer (DPRO), Constable Cassim Manda, Kankhuni was arrested on Monday night at Dedza roadblock when he approached Police officers to help him find a lift. […]
A soldier from Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Blesssings Chipatso, 39 has been arrested in connection with the theft of a revolver gun and live ammunition which were recovered by Police in Mangochi District. Chipatso was arrested by Military Police after the rifle and ammunition were discovered last week. According to police spokesman for Eastern Region, […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Griffin Supuni Phiri is the latest General Officer to have beeen inducted into the International Fellow Hall of Fame (IFHOF) at a ceremony that took place at Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses Hotel in Rabat, Morocco on 26 June 2018. Speaking during the ceremony, the current President of […]
Thousands of Malawians on Tuesday gathered in Area 47, Lilongwe to pay last respects to one of Malawi’s most decorated millitary official, Brigadier General Chinjala Rtd who passed away in the early hours of Monday at Kamuzu Barracks hospital after long bout with cancer. Chinjala was one of longest serving senior officers in the military […]
After touring Moyale Barracks in Mzuzu on November 13, last year, President Peter Mutharika expressed sadness over the state of houses and promised to roll out a housing project for all security agencies by January this year. “I have seen the houses that the soldiers are staying in. They are in bad shape and insufficient. […]