Category: International

By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s Constitutional Court have been voted as the winner of the 2020 Chatham House Prize as recognition of their role in upholding the independence of the judiciary in the historic February 2020 court case ruling on the disputed 2019 presidential election. In a letter to Judge President of the High Court Malawi dated a October 23, Chatham House Prize’s Director and Chief Executive, Dr Robin Niblett said the choice among the nominees for the Prize was…

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his speech when Parliament adjourned on Friday, Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa applauded President Lazarus Chakwera for recently visiting neighbouring countries — Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania where he held various bilateral talks. Nankhumwa said Malawi cannot afford to be an island in a fast-paced global village, which is also becoming more and more interdependent, saying the visits demonstrated the country’s commitment to unity of purpose with its neighbours in order to achieve regional integration…

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By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called on the United States of America (USA) to immediately rescind the economic sanctions placed on Zimbabwe since 2001. Speaking on Friday during a joint press briefing by SADC Heads of Mission in Malawi at the High Commission of Mozambique in Lilongwe, acting Ambassador of Zimbabwe, Mfaro Charambira, said the economic sanctions are negatively affecting economic growth of Zimbabwe. “For almost two decades, unilateral economic sanctions have stunned the…

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By Aisha Amidu Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Titus Mvalo said Malawi has been elected into the United Nations Human Rights Council after securing 180 out of 190 votes. Addressing the media on Monday, Minister Mvalo said this new development is justification that the UN Human Rights Council is satisfied with Malawi’s human rights record. He reported that the Council is expected to review the 2015-2020 report on human rights during the first week of November this year….

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