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Kenyan Minister raids on an illegal mineral dealership involving Chinese nationals
January 26, 2025
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Hassan Joho inspecting the minerals that were discovered  * Discovers a cache of illegally mined minerals worth millions of US$ (Sh200 million) * Some of the minerals confiscated are used in the manufacture of car batteries and spectrometers for detecting minerals that are radioactive * “These are high-value minerals which we are not getting anything from” By Duncan Mlanjira In a style like that of Malawi’s Minister of Labour Vitumbiko Mumba, Kenyan Minister of Mining, Hassan Joho led a…

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Former SA President Mbeki warns that military deployment in DRC won’t lead to lasting solution
January 26, 2025
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* Following the death of nine South Africa soldiers, three from Malawi and as well as Uruguay that were killed in action * You can’t resolve the problem in the eastern Congo by force of arms. You can not * You can send troops there, people will die but it can not solve the problem Maravi Express Former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki has warned that the deployment of the military in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic…

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US President Trump’s executive orders start affecting Malawi through USAID programmes
January 25, 2025
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* USAID pausing all new obligations of funding, and sub-obligations of funding under Development Objective Agreements * However, US Secretary of State has approved waivers of the pause that include emergency food assistance and administrative expenses By Duncan Mlanjira United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Malawi has issued a statement date January 24 that it is implementation some of the newly-elected US President Donald Trump’s executive orders — and on its part to do with the Reevaluating and…

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Donald Trump signs order proclaiming there are only two sexes
January 21, 2025
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* The definition of male and female will be based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes * The move came as part of a swathe of executive orders he has signed on his first day back in the White House Sky.com In what Donald Trump’s administration has branded a “common sense” order, the government will recognise only two sexes, ending all federal funding or recognition of gender identities. Thus the Trump…

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Trump orders US to leave World Health Organisation
January 21, 2025
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* This marks the second time Trump has ordered the US be pulled out of the WHO * He was critical of how the international body handled CoVID-19 and began the process of pulling out from the Geneva-based institution during the pandemic * But President Joe Biden later reversed that decision as the global impact of Trump’s second term is already being felt By Ana Faguy, BBC News, Washington US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to…

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Liberia’s police IG catches highway patrol officers with plastic carrier bag stashed with money allegedly extorted from motorists
January 19, 2025
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* What truly counts is our strong commitment to serving with honesty and integrity * These officers have been turned over to the Professional Standards Division for further disciplinary actions By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Frontpageafricaonline.com Liberia’s Inspector General of Police, Gregory Coleman has personally uncovered corrupt practices among highway patrol officers. Coleman was on his journey from Nimba County to Monrovia on Friday when he caught officers harassing drivers and extorting money, exposing what Liberian citizens have long alleged…

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DPP writes to international bodies alleging that MCP “appears to be dismantling democratic structures and establishing a police state”
January 15, 2025
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* Calls for imposition of sanctions that would compel the MCP-government to return to the principles of democratic governance and the rule of law * “Independent surveys indicate that the MCP is likely to be rejected by the electorate, as they have lost touch with the needs and aspirations of the Malawian people” By Duncan Mlanjira The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has written a petition to international bodies seeking their “immediate support and intervention regarding the alarming developments in…

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Ashraful Aid expands its footprint across the globe establishing new offices in Malawi, Tanzania, Ghana, Australia, New Zealand and Kenya
January 6, 2025
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* These new offices enable us to strengthen our humanitarian efforts and increase our capacity to provide timely support to those in need * Year 2024 has been an extraordinary year for Ashraful Aid, marked by growth, impact and significant milestones By Duncan Mlanjira Ashraful Aid, an international humanitarian organisation headquartered in South Africa, has expanded its footprint across the globe by establishing new offices in Malawi, Tanzania, Ghana, Australia, New Zealand and Kenya. In its 2024 review, Ashraful…

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‘President Jimmy Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice and service’—Barack Obama
January 2, 2025
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* Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth — and he did; advocating for the public good, consequences be damned * He believed some things were more important than reelection — things like integrity, respect and compassion * Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his successors in the Oval Office, both Republicans and fellow Democrats, was generally tense because of his outspokenness — that never mattered to him Maravi Express &…

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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100; a one-term president who became a globe-trotting elder statesman
December 30, 2024
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* America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” as well as a man of “great character and courage, hope and optimism—President Joe Biden * Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History—President-elect Donald Trump By Stephen Collison, CNN Former US President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who…

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