Superstitions have existed in every country and culture throughout the world and they often survive even as science and rationality become the norm. What leads to the development of a superstition and why people continue to believe them is often a mystery, but they can have a remarkable power over those that do. Latin America […]
President Peter Mutharika on Friday met a representative from Rosatom, a Russian state owned Nuclear Technology company which intends to invest in Malawi in areas of nuclear energy, rare earth mining and medicine, State House has confirmed. Presidential spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani told Nyasa Times that chief executive officer for ROSATOM’s central and southern africa operations, […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has asked Russia to take lead in making meaningful investments in African countries including Malawi and take them as development partners and not targets for exploitation. Mutharika was speaking Thursday in Sochi, Russia when he addressed a plenary session of the first ever Russia-Africa Summit. He said Malawi and other African […]
Experts have differed on the gains Malawi is to get from the first ever Russia-Africa summit which President Peter Mutharika is attending in Sochi, Russia. George Phiri, a political scientist at the University of Livingstonia said no investors can come to Malawi in the present political atmosphere. “Malawi is not yet ready for international investors […]
President Peter Mutharika held a one-on-one meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Sirius Park of Science and Art in Sochi, Russia which has been described by State House as “successful” and beneficial to the southern African nation. Mutharika is leading the Malawi delegation at the Russia-Africa summit with focus on investment in enegry, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Malawian counterpart Peter Mutharika at the Black Sea resort of Sochi as he welcomed thousands of African leaders to discuss politics and business “worth billions of dollars” for the first Russia-Africa Summit. Mutharika was strategically positioned by organisers of the summit to sit close with Putin and Egyptian […]
Malawi will be among other African countries who will be given Russian aid to prop up its finances but unlike the European Union (EU) and International Monetray Fund (IMF) bail-out packages, Russian support will come with “no strings attached”. The Malawian President Peter Mutharika who arrived in Russia on Monday to attend the Russia-Africa Summit and […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika on Monday arrived at Sochi Airport in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, Russia to attend the first ever three-day Russia-Africa Summit holding from October 23 to October 25. Mutharika left Malawi through Kamuzu International Airport for Russia in the morning hours of Monday, October 21 2019 for the summit whose […]
President Peter Mutharika has left the country to attend a three- day Russia- Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia. The summit which is the first of its kind, scheduled for October 23-25, will focus on exploring and expanding opportunities in security, trade and investment, science and technology, and gas production. In his remarks, the President stated […]
Government says it expects Russia to invest in Malawi’s technology, energy and mining sectors to help in the economic development process of the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Francis Kasaila expressed the hope Sunday in Sochi, Russia ahead of the first Russia-Africa Summit to be held on 23 and 24th October, 2019. […]
President Peter Mutharika believes Malawi should be expanding its diplomatic ties and warming up to new friends as he is expected to leave the country Monday for Russia to attend an economic cooperation meeting between Africa and Russia. Minister of foreign affairs Francis Kasaila said President Mutharika will be among Heads of States from 35 […]
Government says its diplomatic relationship with Russia is cordial despite strict Visa issuance to Russians following high security risk classification by Malawi’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services ahead of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Information minister Henry Mussa said the strict issuance of visas to Russians is standard all over the world. Mussa […]
The Russian government has donated assorted relief items to the Government of Malawi to aid people that have been affected by floods in different districts in Malawi. The miscellaneous items which weigh 30 1045 tons include tents, blankets, sugar, cooking oil, rice and canned meat and fish. Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi thanked the […]
The Immigration Department of the Ministry of Homeland Security has instructed its officers to ensure they double screen Russian and Nigerian visitors into the country and give tighter restrictions for fear that they may be aiding the UTM Party rig the May 21 2019 polls. A message from Chief Immigration Officer Masauko Medi to Visa […]
When I read in the media that the newly elected Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika promised during his inauguration last week that while he intends to keep Malawi’s traditional donors (the West), he shall extend Malawi’s opportunities for bilateral development partners to the East, and names like China and Russia came out, I was a little […]
Newly elected President, Professor Peter Mutharika, has said his country will look for “new friends” in countries such as Russia and China – nations who care less on issues of human rights and governance. Malawi is traditionally dependent on Western aid donors, who place mostly conditions of governance and human rights for their support. Mutharika […]
President Joyce Banda on Sunday awarded scholarships to five students to study medicine in Russia following their star performance in the Malawi School Certificate Examinations (MSCE). This was disclosed on Sunday at Kamuzu Palace where the President had an audience with the girls who had scored seven points each in the past MSCE. Education, Science and Technology Minister, Lucious […]
New envoys for Zambia and Russia to Malawi have pledged to help Malawi boost its mining sector which is steadily showing signs of growth. Zambian Ambassador, Charles Banda, and Russia’s Sergey Bakharev said in Lilongwe when they presented their letters of credence to President Joyce Banda. “Malawi is now becoming a mining country and as you know […]