The U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe has announced a list of 16 Malawian that have been invited to participate in this year’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Washington Fellowship. U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer, accompanied by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Todd Haskell said her government has been geared to help […]
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 […]
United States Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer has announced an additional donation of US$27 million (20 billion kwacha) of food assistance from the US Government to support vulnerable, food insecure communities in Malawi. In a media statement emailed to Nyasa Times from the US Embassy to Malawi, Palmer announced the donation following the discussions she […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy, and Mining Bright Msaka , United States (US) Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer and Power Africa Coordinator Andrew Herscowitz on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Malawi regarding Malawi’s continued participation in the U.S. presidential initiative known as Power Africa. Power Africa is a […]
Malawi and United States have agreed to a major military cooperation which Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George Chaponda and US Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer signed on Wednesday. Consistent with a long-standing bilateral agreement on U.S. assistance to Malawi, the new agreement provides the framework for continued military cooperation, assistance, and training […]
United States of America (USA) Senators Friday met President Peter Mutharika for bilateral talks and development monitoring. Speaking during the meeting at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe, President Mutharika said he was very grateful for the support the US-Government is rendering to the country. “The USA Government has helped and contributed to the development of this […]
American officials have denied participating in a plot for regime change in Malawi in reported scheme for unseating President Peter Mutharika and have leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera take over. Chakwera is said to be in state intelligence notes uncovering coup and that plotters have set June 2016 as the deadline to have President Mutharika […]
United States of America (USA) envoy for the human rights of gays and lesbians has dismissed the claim that western aid to Malawi will be attached with a condition that the southern African nation approves of same-sex marriage. Randy Berry, the first Special Envoy for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex […]
The United States of America government through its embassy in Lilongwe has urged the Malawi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two Malawian men, Cuthbert Kulemela, 19, and Kelvin Gonani, 39, who were arrested Lilongwe. The two men were arrested on suspicion that they were having “gay sex” act in their bedroom and charged with […]
US government has threatened to pull out malaria drug aid package in public hospitals unless the Malawi government takes serious action on theft of the medicine. Virginia Palmer, US ambassador to Malawi sounded the warning Tuesday afternoon at a news briefing in Lilongwe. Palmer did not mince words but directly attacked the Malawi government for […]
Malawi former president Joyce Banda (JB) on Tuesday met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Boston, United States of America and addressed students at Harvard University on threats to women’s leadership, democratisation and the rule of law in Africa. JB’s media assistant Tusekele Mwanyongo said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that the […]
The United States of America (USA)Embassy in Malawi on Thursday provided grants worth over $ 94 000 (K49 million) to six community groups to support education, health and environment projects in the country. The grants are from the Ambassador’s Self-Help Programme that was announced in August. USA Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer said over the […]
United Nation’s World Food Program is now making final arrangements and logististics to bring to Malawi K9 billion worth of relief food courtesy of the US government. The Obama administration is the first to respond to President Peter Mutharika’s call for food aid to starve off 3 million Malawians facing hunger this year US ambassador […]
Thousands of Hillary Clinton’s emails while US secretary of state have been released, including many that have been censored after being deemed classified. Mrs Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2016 presidential election, has been under fire for using a private computer server for work emails while in office. The state department […]
United States has given grants to 14 organizations received grants valued at over $94,000 (MK49 million) from the U.S. Ambassador’s Self-Help Program at a ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe on Tuesday. This year’s grants will increase communities’ access to clean and safe water, improve education through construction of school blocks; a girls’ […]
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer on Tuesday presided over the swearing-in of nine Global Health Service (GHSP) Volunteers and also welcomed back two others who have extended their service for a second year. The group, which comprise specialists in internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, family medicine, public health, adult medicine/surgery, and paediatrics will teach […]
United States of America Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer handed over a library building constructed courtesy of the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund through to Bolero Secondary School on July 14, in the area of Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe, Rumphi District. This library will be used by over 750 students every year. Handing over the library block, the Chief of Mission said, “The U.S. Embassy is happy to help empower students by improving […]
The United States of America (USA) has said there is more that needs to be done to ensure public reforms are practical and not mere rhetoric. “Malawi is at a critical juncture,” noted US Ambassador Virginia Palmer during a reception she hosted in Lilongwe to commemorate her country’s independence on July 4. “There needs to […]