Former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to create an enabling environment that prioritizes women initiatives to grow in wealth, power and authority to ensure enjoyment of equal opportunities. She was speaking virtually on Wednesday in Lilongwe during the launch of the gender responsive procurement financial inclusion initiative and […]
Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda says in many parts of Africa, young girls are discriminated against when it comes to accessing education and that in many cases, they fall victim to harmful cultural practices. Banda, who is chairperson for International Sheroes Foundation, was speaking during the ‘International Sheroes Forum Liberia 2018’ whose theme was “Advancing women’s […]
Former president of Malawi and Peoples Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda left the country on Monday 15th October 2018 for Liberia where she has been invited to be a special guest speaker at the International Sheroes Forum. Banda has been invited by Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor who will host the conference and she is also Vice […]
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday became the first woman to win the coveted $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, in recognition of her efforts to rebuild her country following two devastating civil wars. The continent’s first ever elected female head of state becomes only the fifth winner of the […]
Ex- footballsuperstar George Weah was announced the winner on Thursday of Liberia’s presidential run-off, beating Vice President Joseph Boakai in the first democratic transfer of power in decades following two devastating civil wars. Weah is set to replace incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who took over at the helm of Africa’s oldest republic in 2006. The […]
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrives in Malawi Saturday 1st February, 2014, on a three-day state visit . The Liberian leader will at 12:40pm depart Kamuzu International Airport for Lilongwe Civic Offices where she will sign the Visitor’s Book at the Council Chamber and be accorded Freedom of the City of Lilongwe. One of the […]
Malawi government through the Ministry of Information intends to produce a souvenir magazine in honour of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who is expected to visit the country on 1st February, 2014, Nyasa Times can reveal. This is according to minutes of an editorial meeting on production of the special newsletter at Ministry of Information. […]
The past 12 months have seen a series of notable successes for African women – with two Nobel Peace prizes, a second president and the first female head of the African Union Commission. For the BBC’s Africa Debate programme, Malawian campaigner Jessie Kabwila asks if Africa’s women are on the rise. It is easy to […]
Malawian President Mrs Joyce Banda stamped her authority as a woman of substance with an inspiring contribution when she was a co-panelist at a US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) panel discussion on Monday, September 24, 2012 at Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, USA. Monitored by Nyasa Times on a video link, President Banda lived to […]
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has given Malawi national football team, the Flames, a big boost when she donated about K1 million. Sirleaf met Malawi squad and Liberia’s team on Wednesday at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia. Football Association of Malawi officials have confirmed the donation and hailed the Liberian leader for the support. The […]
Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda has been ranked the most powerful woman in Africa ahead of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf according to Forbes magazine’s annual survey. In the annual list of 100 most powerful women in the world, Banda who in 2011 was named by Forbes as Africa’s third most powerful female politician after Johnson […]
Malawi has always been a strong supporter of women empowerment, Vice President Khumbo Kachali said in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa Saturday. Kachali, who is representing President Joyce Banda at the AU Heads of State and Government Summit, was speaking at a fund-raising luncheon the African Women’s Decade hosted for AU delegates. Also present at […]
Malawi’s first female President and Africa’s second Mrs. Joyce Hilda Banda on Saturday paid homage to her idol and Africa’s first African President and Liberian leader president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on a two-day official visit to Monrovia in Liberia. The Malawian leader is accompanied on the trip by her husband, the First Gentleman, retired Chief […]
Africa’s first female President, Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has advised Malawi’s fourth president Joyce Mtila Banda to be strong headed and makes sure that she build a strongbase at home first before moving on to establish herself to the rest of the world. The Liberian president says the Malawian leader has joined a very […]